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☆ Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have been left 'traumatized' after being 'thrust' into political firestorm 'without their consent': lawyer
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard have been left "traumatized," a lawyer told Insider. "They're scared, they're traumatized, and they don't know what's going to happen next," the attorney said. Dozens of migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Gov. "They're scared, they're traumatized, and they don't know what's going to happen next," Love said. "Luckily," Love said, Martha's Vineyard locals quickly mobilized to support the migrants.

☆ Former official says Trump ordered staffers to find 'murderers,' 'rapists,' and 'criminals' at the border and 'dump them into Democratic cities'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Miles Taylor said Trump wanted criminals found at the border to be sent to Democrat-run cities. Taylor said Trump specifically wanted "murderers" and "rapists" to be identified and bussed out. "In January and February of 2019, Donald Trump directed us to go and take immigrants from the border and, quote, 'bus and dump them into Democratic cities and blue states,'" Taylor told CNN. "He wanted us to identify the murderers, the rapists, and the criminals, and, in particular, make sure we did not incarcerate them, and we put them in those cities." But put aside the murderers and the rapists and the criminals — could you take people from the border and just dump them into blue states?"

☆ Martha's Vineyard lawmakers call for federal investigation of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' 'political stunt' of flying Venezuelan migrants there
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Martha's Vineyard lawmakers want DOJ to investigate Ron DeSantis' transport of migrants to the island. They say the Venezuelan refugees seeking asylum were deceived and their rights were violated. Ron DeSantis' transport of migrants to the Massachusetts island, saying the Venezuelan refugees seeking asylum were deceived and their rights were violated. They were promised employment and assistance in Boston, but they ended up stranded in the dark on the tarmac on Martha's Vineyard with nowhere to go. As soon as he learned the news, he got on the first boat to Martha's Vineyard and found people who were "incredibly terrified" and "confused."

☆ America’s dependence on credit cards is growing. The Fed’s rate hike will make it more painful
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Martha C. White | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —As prices continue to rise, Americans are becoming increasingly reliant on credit cards to make purchases. “The effect on existing credit card borrowers is probably actually worse,” he said, because of the rate hikes the Fed has undertaken already this year. Credit cards were a big cause of that: In the second quarter, 233 million new credit accounts were opened, the largest increase since 2008. Of the new debt that accumulated during that quarter, $46 billion was credit card debt. Credit bureau TransUnion found that there are more credit cards today, and there is more debt on those cards.

☆ 'Punked': DeSantis keeps White House, Delaware and media guessing on migrant flight plans
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Marc Caputo | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Lauren-Egan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accused DeSantis of not wanting a workable, bipartisan solution on immigration. “Obviously,” DeSantis said, “it’s sad that Martha’s Vineyard people deported them the next day. Ray Ewing / Vineyard Gazette via APThe migrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard weren’t deported; they were moved to a military base near Cape Cod. “If you say you’re a sanctuary state, then don’t complain. Share in the pain — whether you’re president, God or anyone else.”Marc Caputo reported from Florida and Lauren Egan reported from Delaware.

☆ Florida Republicans prefer Ron DeSantis for president over Donald Trump in 2024, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Republicans in Florida would prefer DeSantis over Trump for a 2024 White House ticket. According to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll published Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads former President Donald Trump 48% to 40% in a hypothetical 2024 presidential primary. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll projected DeSantis would win reelection by a 7-point lead of 48% to 41%. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll found Trump would beat Biden in Florida 47% to 44% in a hypothetical matchup.

☆ 4 clean energy trends to accelerate your sustainability goals
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Enel With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This law is designed to lower the costs of acquiring clean energy solutions while enabling accessibility and accelerating the adoption of affordable, clean energy products and services. Here are four trends that will likely reshape your sustainability goals and questions businesses should ask to accelerate climate action. Scaling up of commercial clean energy solutionsThe new law will inject $369 billion into the US clean energy economy, financing renewable power, clean energy equipment manufacturing, electric vehicles, and much more. Here are questions to consider when scaling your clean energy portfolio:Given cost competitiveness and accessibility of clean energy, how will scaling-up clean energy solutions influence your bottom line? To prepare your operations to scale your sustainability goals, consider these questions when preparing your data:Currently, how is ESG data used to inform business operations and sustainability goals?

☆ Lawmakers who represent Martha's Vineyard says they've gotten death threats for supporting the migrants flown there by DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two lawmakers say they've gotten death threats over their support of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Florida Gov. Cyr was quoted by Axios saying that he's taking the backlash he has gotten over his advocacy for the migrants "in stride." Last week, DeSantis sparked a firestorm of criticism after he had the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on two chartered planes in what attorneys for the immigrants called a "shameful political stunt." Fernandes told WGBH's Greater Boston that the threats he's gotten "is nothing compared to what these people have gone through."

☆ 2 migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Gov. DeSantis have already left for NYC, says Massachusetts lawmaker
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have left for NYC, a local politician told Insider. The lawmaker said he wouldn't be surprised if more of the migrants left for other parts of the US. Some of them, said Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr, even want to return to Martha's Vineyard. Cyr, a Democrat, said that some of the migrants even want to return to Martha's Vineyard. "They loved Martha's Vineyard," the politician said of the migrants.

☆ Many of the asylum-seeking migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were families in search of a 'better life,' Massachusetts state senator says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Many of the migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard were families, a local lawmaker said. Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr said the migrants were in pursuit of a "better life." Dozens of migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were family members in pursuit of a "better life," a local lawmaker told Insider on Wednesday. The migrants, Cyr said, spoke "about how they're fleeing that regime for opportunity, for democracy."

☆ Amazon didn't give its UK warehouse workers a full day off for the Queen's funeral
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Isobel Asher Hamilton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Queen Elizabeth II was given a state funeral on Monday, and many UK workers got the day off. Amazon workers told Insider they had to make up the difference using their personal time off. For some UK workers the time-off was not paid, as reported by Insider's Bethany Dawson. Many Amazon workers work four 10-hour shifts meaning to actually have the day off they'd need to sub in two hours of their personal allotted time off, both workers told Insider. Both workers told Insider warehouse workers had to request the time off, meaning managers had the ability to deny it.

☆ Florida officials made fake 'official-looking' brochure advertising refugee benefits for migrants, lawsuit against Ron DeSantis says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard filed a lawsuit against Gov. Migrants were made to believe that they would receive refugee benefits upon arrival, lawsuit says. For example, just before they arrived on the island, migrants were given a "shiny, red folder" filled with "official-looking materials," including a brochure titled "Massachusetts Refugee Benefits." Lawyers for Civil Rights says migrants bound for Martha's Vineyard received this brochure promising cash, job placement and more. According to the lawsuit, the brochure also took language from an existing state program, the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program, which none of the migrants were eligible for.

☆ Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard sue DeSantis in class action alleging fraud
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Migrants who were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, under a new program by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sued DeSantis, a Republican, and other state officials Tuesday, alleging they were victims of fraud for political purposes. Taryn Fenske, a spokesperson for DeSantis, said in a statement that the migrants chose to board the flights. "The transportation of the immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard was done on a voluntary basis," Fenske said. DeSantis has insisted that no laws were broken, and he has pledged to continue his administration’s $12 million program to relocate migrants.

☆ 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.

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.

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.

☆ Ron DeSantis defended leaflets given to migrants he sent to Martha's Vineyard which promised them cash and jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis defended sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard in a Fox News interview. And then the vendor that is doing this for Florida provided them with a packet that had a map of Martha's Vineyard," said DeSantis. "It had the numbers for different services on Martha's Vineyard. NPR reported last week that some migrants were told they were being flown to Boston, not Martha's Vineyard. These benefits are not available to the migrants who arrived at Martha's Vineyard, he said.

☆ Group of asylum seekers sue Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGroup of asylum seekers sue Florida Governor Ron DeSantisCNBC's Perry Russom joins Shep Smith to report on a federal lawsuit over migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard. And a sheriff in Texas says he's investigating whether anyone committed a crime by sending the Venezuelan migrants to Massachusetts.

☆ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dangles numerous tax cuts on everything from pet food to baby supplies ahead of November reelection bid
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ron DeSantis has proposed an additional $1.1 billion in tax cuts presented weeks ahead of his November reelection bid. He promised to announce more tax cuts in the weeks ahead. Still, some of the tax cuts DeSantis is proposing come on items that families find essential and that they'd likely buy with or without a tax break. Florida is one of nine states that doesn't have a state income tax, and tax cuts are typically a major part of GOP platforms. DeSantis first previewed the proposed tax cuts during a press conference at the end of August.

☆ Ron DeSantis said the migrants he flew to Martha's Vineyard 'hit the jackpot' — but immigration experts say the stunt more closely resembles a 'different shade of family separation'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ron DeSantis defended his decision to fly dozens of migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Over the weekend, he suggested that those migrants "hit the jackpot" by landing in Massachusetts. "Florida is not on the US-Mexico border, so the migrants were transported to Martha's Vineyard from Texas on Floridians' dime." It's carefully-chosen language on DeSantis' part but doesn't represent the reality for most migrants, according to immigration experts. The migrants who landed in Martha's Vineyard last week were given misleading brochures promising cash assistance and job placement services before touching down on the island, according to lawyers for the migrants.

☆ Venezuelan migrants — like those dropped in Martha's Vineyard by Ron DeSantis — are fleeing a government that has engaged in 'crimes against humanity,' UN says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Venezuelan government is responsible for "crimes against humanity," per a United Nations report. "[G]rave crimes and human rights violations are being committed," the UN's Marta Valiñas said. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Ron DeSantis — are fleeing a government that has engaged in "crimes against humanity," including the use of torture and sexual violence to repress dissent, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. "In doing so, grave crimes and human rights violations are being committed, including acts of torture and sexual violence."

☆ The migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging a 'premeditated, fraudulent, and illegal scheme,' after he chartered planes to move the
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have filed a lawsuit against Ron DeSantis. The federal lawsuit alleges DeSantis used fraudulent means to move them to the Democratic enclave. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Ron DeSantis and other state officials, alleging that they carried out a "scheme to defraud vulnerable immigrants to advance a political motive" when they chartered planes to fly them from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last week. Causes of action in the lawsuit include violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment protections against illegal seizure and false arrest and more.

☆ 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.

☆ Hakeem Jeffries rips DeSantis and Abbott, saying they need to act like governors and 'stop behaving like human traffickers'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hakeem Jeffries ripped governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott over their shipping of migrants to liberal areas. "They should start behaving like governors and stop behaving like human traffickers," said Jeffries. Jeffries told reporters at a press conference that the "behavior" of Florida governor DeSantis and Texas governor Abbot "is radical, reckless, regressive, and reprehensible." "They should start behaving like governors and stop behaving like human traffickers," the New York congressman said. A Texas county sheriff announced Monday that he had launched a criminal investigation into the matter.

☆ Delaware prepares for potential arrival of migrants after DeSantis chartered flights to Martha's Vineyard
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. A Texas sheriff announced on Monday that he is opening a criminal investigation into the transport of migrants to Martha's Vineyard, saying they were "lured" with "promises of a better life." DeSantis had suggested in November that he could send migrants to Biden's home state of Delaware. Newsweek reportered on Tuesday that the same aircraft that flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard is bound for Delaware Coastal Airport in Sussex County, Delaware, "though there is no evidence at this time that migrants will be on board." Last week, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas tweeted "Rehoboth Beach, Delaware next" and tagged Abbott and DeSantis.

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