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☆ Ron DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard may have unintentionally opened the door for them to remain in the US permanently
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ron DeSantis flew nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last month. Ron DeSantis chartered planes to fly migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last month, he may have unintentionally given them an opportunity to remain in the US indefinitely. Lawyers for the migrants have also said they were given a misleading brochure that promised cash assistance and job placement. Salazar certifying the migrants as victims of a crime was part of their lawyers' efforts to help them obtain visas. The Martha's Vineyard flights were just the latest example of a tactic being used by Republican lawmakers to draw attention to the Biden administration's immigration policies.
☆ Texas sheriff puts Martha’s Vineyard migrants on path to apply for special visa by declaring them crime victims
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
A Texas sheriff has certified that dozens of migrants who were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, last month under a new program by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were crime victims, boosting their eligibility for a special visa. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Thursday he had filed certification forms that immigration lawyers say can be used to obtain visas reserved for crime victims or people who witness certain crimes. Salazar, an elected Democrat, said last month that his office had opened a criminal investigation into the flights from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Self said: "No matter what your political beliefs are, these people are all crime victims.
☆ Texas Sheriff Investigates Migrant Relocation to Martha’s Vineyard
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A Texas sheriff is launching a criminal investigation into the relocation of nearly 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts last week, saying individuals lured them to travel under false pretenses of a better life. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the 48 migrants were exploited, hoodwinked and left stranded at Martha’s Vineyard last week, and his office would investigate any potential criminal activity involved in their relocation. Some of the migrants said they were given false information about job opportunities and housing in the region, as well as how the trip would affect their ability to attend court hearings, according to attorneys who have spoken with them.
☆ Texas sheriff opens probe into migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Mica Rosenberg | Boies | Hausfeld Among Law Firms Reaping | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Ray Ewing/Vineyard Gazette/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoSept 19 (Reuters) - A Texas county sheriff is opening a criminal investigation into flights that carried dozens of migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, from Texas last week, an act that Florida's Republican governor took credit for and which the White House dubbed a political stunt. San Antonio is the biggest city in Bexar County. read moreDeSantis joins Republican governors from Texas and Arizona in sending migrants to Democratic-controlled cities, including buses of migrants from Texas dropped off near the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington. DeSantis said last week that Florida paid to fly the migrants to Martha's Vineyard because many migrants who arrive in Florida come from Texas. read moreU.S. border agents made nearly 2 million migrant arrests through August at the U.S.-Mexico border this fiscal year, which began last October, according to government data released Monday.
☆ Texas sheriff opens criminal investigation into Martha's Vineyard migrant trips
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carmen.Jpg | Carmen Sesin | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
A Texas sheriff said Monday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unprecedented move to send nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week. The group of mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers were then taken to the posh Massachusetts island “for little more than a photo op or a video op, and they were unceremoniously stranded in Martha’s Vineyard,” Salazar said. Attorneys representing 30 of the 48 migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have asked the Massachusetts attorney general and the federal government to open criminal investigations. Doug Ducey, a Republican, also began transporting migrants to Washington, D.C.Desantis sent two planes carrying migrants to Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday.
☆ Texas sheriff probes move to 'lure' migrants to Martha's Vineyard after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered their flights
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Texas sheriff is opening a criminal investigation into the transport of migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard. Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to fly about 50 migrants there. The sheriff said the migrants were "lured" with "promises of a better life." Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, announced the investigation during a news conference on Monday and said he has received names of "persons of interest" in the case.
☆ A Massachusetts state lawmaker representing Martha's Vineyard is seeking a federal human trafficking probe after DeSantis relocated migrants to the island
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to send 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard. A Massachusetts state lawmaker called on the DOJ to launch a human trafficking probe into the relocation. The move comes after lawyers representing the migrants said they want a criminal investigation into DeSantis. The move from the Massachusetts state legislator comes after lawyers representing the migrants said they want a criminal investigation into DeSantis over the "stunt" in letters to Rollins and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Texas authorities opened a criminal probe into DeSantis' operation, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced Monday, saying the migrants were victims of a crime after being "lured under false pretenses."
☆ Mitch McConnell calls Republican Govs. DeSantis and Abbott's ploy to fly migrants to Democratic enclaves like Martha's Vineyard 'a good idea'
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Mitch McConnell on Tuesday agreed with moving migrants around the country to own the libs. "I personally thought it was a good idea," the Kentucky Republican said at the US Capitol. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott are stirring up immigration fights before November. "I personally thought it was a good idea," the Kentucky Republican told reporters at the US Capitol on Tuesday when asked about the immigration-related stunts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov.
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