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People gather outside ahead of the arrival of migrants who have been flown from Texas via Florida at Delaware Coastal Airport in Sussex County, Delaware, U.S., September 20, 2022. Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis did not confirm reports of the flight on Tuesday nor did he indicate if he was behind the action. Asked at the White House about his reaction to the possibility of DeSantis sending migrants near his Delaware beach house, Biden told reporters, "He should come visit. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe White House said it was coordinating closely with local officials and had received no heads up from DeSantis, with spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre saying "his only goal is to create chaos." read more"I think it's opening people's eyes to the solution, which is let's have a secure border," DeSantis said in a press conference Tuesday.

☆ 'Failing communist regimes' in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua account for new wave of migration, US says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Failing communist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba are driving a new wave of migration," a US official said. In total, just under 158,000 people had encounters with southwest border officials in August. "Failing communist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba are driving a new wave of migration across the Western Hemisphere, including the recent increase in encounters at the southwest US border," CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said in a statement. More than 55,000 people from the three, ostensibly socialist regimes were encountered at the southwest border in August, per CBP. The fact that nearly half of all migrants encountered were from Nicaragua and South America, he said, represented a "staggering change."

☆ 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."

☆ Hungry migrants were lured with $10 McDonalds gift certificates to gain their trust and fly them to Martha's Vineyard, lawsuit against Ron DeSantis says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hungry Venezuelan migrants were given $10 Mcdonald's gift cards to gain their trust, a lawsuit says. The gifts were part of a "scheme" by DeSantis to get them to fly from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard. Unnamed "Doe" defendants falsely promised that the migrants would receive employment, and housing if they boarded planes. Ron DeSantis gave hungry Venezuelan migrants $10 McDonald's gift certificates to gain their trust as part of a "scheme" to fly them from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard to advance a political agenda, according to a new lawsuit against the governor. After offering the gift certificates, they promised the migrants educational opportunities and other assistance if they boarded planes to other states, the lawsuit says.

☆ DeSantis' office says migrants are better off in Massachusetts than they would have been in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis' office said migrants he had flown to Martha's Vineyard are better off. The remarks by a DeSantis spokesperson came after a county sheriff in Texas announced he had opened a criminal investigation into the matter. Last week, about 50 migrants were taken on two chartered planes from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in a controversial move orchestrated by DeSantis. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, said that the migrants were "lured" with "promises of a better life." The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said that the migrants "were ultimately left to fend for themselves in Martha's Vineyard."

☆ 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.

☆ Migrants who landed on Martha’s Vineyard were tricked by misleading brochure, lawyers say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

When roughly 50 migrants were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, under a new program by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to highlight illegal immigration, they were given a brochure about housing, cash assistance and jobs for refugees. DeSantis said he chose the tony and exclusive island of Martha’s Vineyard for Wednesday's trip because it calls itself a sanctuary destination. Many seek and are granted asylum in the U.S., and most of the migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard were asylum-seekers or plan to be, according to Lawyers for Civil Rights. And then, when they landed on the ground in Martha’s Vineyard, those people were nowhere to be found,” Sellstrom said.

No one knows what all the sperm whale codas mean, but they can have distinctive rhythms and tempos, known as “dialects,” Hersh said. They’ve now determined that there are at least seven distinct sperm whale “vocal clans” across the Pacific Ocean, each with their own identity codas, Hersh said. And the sperm whale clans may be thousands of years old. Beguš is part of Project CETI — the Cetacean Translation Initiative — which was established last year to decipher the sounds of sperm whales. “As the authors note, we still understand little about the function of sperm whale codas,” she said in an email.

Curtis Ried, a career foreign service officer and veteran of the National Security staff for two presidents, has been named as the NSC’s new chief of staff, officials tell NBC News. He has traveled regularly with President Biden at home and abroad, another key factor in his selection. Ried in particular played a key role in working with the United Nations and rebuilding the refugee admissions program. That number doesn’t include so-called DNC “fellows” and other part time staff who are engaged in some of the key party efforts, especially voter registration. Obama has already done fundraisers for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (August 30 in Martha’s Vineyard) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Sept. 8 in New York).

☆ Poll: GOP is winning on the economy, immigration; Democrats are ahead on abortion and health care
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chuck-Todd-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Chuck Todd | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

... And Joe O’Dea pitches himself as pro-abortion rights in Colorado Senate while Democrats push back. The Republican Party holds all-time high advantages on the economy, crime and border security, while the Democrats have an all-time high on abortion and a double-digit edge on health care. Midterm roundup: Trump hits the trail in OhioFormer President Donald Trump traveled to Ohio over the weekend to boost GOP Senate hopeful J.D. Not every GOP Senate candidate is eager to campaign with Trump. It’s a position on abortion that is different from that of his fellow Republican Senate candidates, many of whom favor stricter bans with few exceptions.

☆ A Sanctuary City Spectacle
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

It’s hard to imagine a bigger spectacle of American political failure than this week’s histrionics over migrants. Doug Ducey have been sending migrants to Democratic cities since May to make a political point about their struggles with unchecked migration. This week Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis escalated, as is his fashion, by flying about 50 Venezuelans to Martha’s Vineyard off the Massachusetts coast. Mr. Abbott then bused 100 foreign nationals to Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington.

☆ Trump is fuming over the attention DeSantis is getting for sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard: Rolling Stone
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two sources close to Trump say he is annoyed at the attention DeSantis is getting. Last week, DeSantis sent planeloads of migrants to Martha's Vineyard as a political stunt. Specifically, Trump was concerned about the political stunt DeSantis pulled last week, when he chartered two planes to bring 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard. For his part, DeSantis claimed the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard "hit the jackpot" and said he plans to continue flying migrants out to other states. Trump suspects DeSantis timed the Martha's Vineyard stunt to boost his profile among GOP voters, per Rolling Stone's sources.

☆ Migrants shipped to Martha's Vineyard are staying in sparse dorms and eating at cafeteria tables at a Massachusetts military base
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Massachusetts said Joint Base Cape Cod will provide food, drinks, clothes, and other services. A cafeteria at Joint Base Cape Cod. Screengrab via Massachusetts National GuardInsider requested but was denied access to Joint Base Cape Cod on Monday. Charlie Baker announced on Friday that Joint Base Cape Cod would start providing shelter and support for the group. The military base is located inland on Massachusetts' Cape Cod peninsula and is, according to Boston.com, already a MEMA-designated emergency shelter.

☆ Lawyers representing migrants dumped on Martha's Vineyard want Florida Gov. DeSantis criminally investigated over the 'stunt'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Attorneys for the migrants dumped on Martha's Vineyard want a criminal probe into the incident. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move orchestrated by Florida Gov. Last week, 50 undocumented Venezuelan immigrants were flown on two chartered planes from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in a move that was organized by DeSantis. "It was only when the flight was in mid-air that they were informed they would be flown to Martha's Vineyard, rather than to Boston as many had been told," they wrote in their letters. We are in touch with our federal and state partners, along with attorneys representing the migrants, as we gather facts and evaluate all legal options."

☆ Charlamagne Tha God Calls DeSantis 'Genius' Over Martha's Vineyard Migrants
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis for his Martha's Vineyard migrants stunt. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move orchestrated by DeSantis. Ron DeSantis for his "genius" move of dumping dozens of migrants on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard unannounced. Charlamagne tha God, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, made the comments last week on his Comedy Central late-night talk show, "Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God." Residents in Martha's Vineyard scrambled to care for the migrants, who have since been sent to a military base to stay.

☆ DeSantis says migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard 'hit the jackpot'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Texas migrants he sent to Martha's Vineyard "hit the jackpot." Ron DeSantis on Sunday gave himself a pat on the back for sending 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard. Though locals in Martha's Vineyard moved swiftly to help when the news broke, DeSantis insisted liberal sanctuaries aren't as welcoming as they say they are. A homeless shelter on the vineyard said on Friday that it didn't have the bandwidth to take on the dozens of migrants.

☆ Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on planes chartered by DeSantis received a brochure that falsely promised cash, job placement and more, lawyers say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard received brochures falsely promising cash and job placement services. Ron DeSantis were given brochures falsely promising cash assistance, job placement services, and more, according to their lawyers. The Boston-headquartered Lawyers for Civil Rights, which is representing about 30 of the immigrants flown to Martha's Vineyard, shared links to photos of the brochure via Twitter. Lawyers for Civil Rights and DeSantis' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lawyers for Civil Rights says migrants bound for Martha's Vineyard received this brochure promising cash, job placement and more.

☆ GOP governors migrant relocation efforts mirror 'Reverse Freedom Rides' used by southern segregationists in the 1960s, advocates says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Desantis flew 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. The migrants told NPR that they were under the impression they were going to Boston for work. Advocates have compared the tactic to the 1960s "Reverse Freedom Rides. Ron DeSantis to relocate 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard last week resemble tactics used by southern segregationists during the 1960s "Reverse Freedom Rides," CNN reported. Three migrants told the outlets that a woman identified as "Perla" promised them expedited work permits in Boston.

☆ Senator Ted Cruz says that transporting migrants is illegal, but commends GOP governors for it anyway
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ted Cruz praised GOP governors for transporting migrants to Democratic areas. The legality of governors transporting migrants is murky, legal experts have said. Greg Abbott transporting migrants to Democratic areas such as Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and Washington DC. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference held at the Cox Science Center & Aquarium on June 08, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The law is unclear on the legality of governors' transporting migrants, The Washington Post said, with legal experts saying not enough information is known to draw conclusions.

☆ Sen. Dick Durbin calls GOP governors 'pathetic' for making promises to migrant families to get them on buses
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Dick Durbin called GOP governors "pathetic" for relocating migrants to different states. Governors DeSantis and Abbott have flown and bussed immigrants to northern states and Washington, DC. On Sunday, Durbin, the Democratic Whip, said the GOP governors are jeopardizing migrants' stay in the US by relocating them. We saw it with the forcible removal of children from their parents, some who've never been reunited with their families," Durbin said. "And now, once again, it's the kids and families that are put on these buses and transported for political purposes across the United States."

☆ Former DHS secretary says Biden administration is being 'unfairly' viewed as 'lax' on border issues: 'We are sending back over 100,000 people a month'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP governors have been sending migrants to eastern cities in protest of Biden's immigration policies. The lawmakers say Biden's administration isn't doing enough at the border. Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said it's unfair to say the Biden administration is "lax" on immigration. Johnson added that border security is a lot tougher since he served as DHS Secretary eight years ago. His remarks come as several GOP governors began sending migrants to northern US cities.

☆ DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard is the evilest version of a GOP game
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Susanne Ramírez De Arellano | Susanne Ramírez De Arellano Is A Freelance Writer | Journalist Based In New York City. She Is The Former News Director Of Channel In Puerto Rico | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Ron DeSantis unexpectedly sent two planes carrying mostly Venezuelan immigrants, including children, to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday. Greg Abbott bused migrants out of Texas this year to cities with Democratic mayors — he has sent more than 10,000 migrants to liberal enclaves. The migrants were kindly greeted on Martha’s Vineyard and received Covid-19 tests, food, clothing and shelter. It’s been reported that the migrants said they were unaware that they were going to Martha’s Vineyard, were promised aid and housing and had to walk miles from the airport to seek help. Perhaps DeSantis sent these planes to Martha’s Vineyard hoping that the visual of immigrants at the doorstep of rich, white liberals would help his political aspirations — all the way to the White House.

☆ Hillary Clinton condemned migrants being flown to Martha's Vineyard as being 'literally human trafficking'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hillary Clinton said sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard is "literally human trafficking." Republican lawmakers are sending migrants to blue cities after blaming Democratic policies for a rise in migration. Martha's Vineyard is an exclusive vacation destination where former President Barack Obama has a holiday home, and Bill and Hillary Clinton often visit. Other Democratic politicians also condemned the Martha's Vineyard stunt, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying it amounted to "crimes against humanity on refugees." Martha's Vineyard residents appeared to pull together to welcome the migrants by quickly coordinating shelter, meals, and healthcare.

☆ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid an aviation company $615,000 to transport migrants by plane to Martha's Vineyard
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The planes were organized with the help of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who used state funds for the transport. State records show that Florida paid an aviation company more than half a million dollars for the transportation, WTSP reported. State records showed that Florida paid Vertol Systems Company Inc. less than a week before 50 migrants were recently flown to Massachusetts. And, yes, that involves helping with transport," DeSantis said during a press conference.

☆ AOC says GOP lawmakers who flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard committed 'crimes against humanity'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Republican lawmakers are sending migrants to Democratic cities. AOC called the moves "crimes against humanity" and likened it to "trafficking." Ron DeSantis took credit for sending two planes to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. In recent weeks, other Republican lawmakers have sent migrants to cities like Washington D.C. and New York. "We're sending migrants to her backyard to call on the Biden Administration to do its job & secure the border."

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