DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard flights escalate GOP immigration stunts (with commentary by I-ARC Exec Director Camille Mackler)
Dozens of migrants to the US, most of them traveling from Venezuela, were transported via private jet from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who vowed on Friday to send even more people from states like Florida and Texas to sanctuary cities and states.
Fifty people arrived via two chartered planes in Martha’s Vineyard, a wealthy coastal enclave, on Wednesday after many reported being lured into the trip with promises of jobs and assistance with rent. The migrants were led to believe that they were headed to Boston; instead, they arrived at the end of the tourist season in a community, which often hosts the vacationing rich and powerful — including politicians and presidents.
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