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Ron DeSantis' Martha's Vineyard Stunt Might Help Migrants Stay in the U.S. on Special Visas

A Texas sheriff has certified that the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were the victims of a crime, which helps clear the way for them to apply for U visas.

Reason

DeSantis migrant stunt backfires

The move clears a pathway for them to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise wouldn't get

Salon

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard may get visas after being declared victims of crime

Sheriff’s certification of ‘unlawful criminal restraint’ would open the path for U-visa, which usually leads to a green card

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Texas sheriff declares Martha's Vineyard migrants crime victims, paving way for special visas

It'll enable the migrants to obtain a special visa to stay in the U.S. they otherwise wouldn't have received.

Axios

Bexar County sheriff certifies that migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard are crime victims, clearing path for special visas

The move clears a pathway for those people to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise would not have received.

The Texas Tribune

LULAC files DOJ complaint urging investigation into migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

WASHINGTON — The League of United Latin American Citizens has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice, calling for investigation into the transit of migrants last month from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard, specifically the involvement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who took credit for the move.

Tribune News Service

Miami state Sen. Pizzo sues DeSantis, others over migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

MIAMI — A new lawsuit has been brought against Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials over Florida’s program to fly migrants from Texas to other states.

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Editorial: Texas sheriff’s probe of DeSantis’ heartless Vineyard stunt a long shot, but could unearth answers

The legality of what occurred last week, when a group of 48 Venezuelans were flown from Texas and dumped on swanky Martha’s Vineyard — a heartless relocation effort financed by the state of Florida and crowed about by Gov. Ron DeSantis — is being investigated. Good, we need more answers,…

Tribune News Service

Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have filed a lawsuit against Gov. DeSantis

Attorneys for Civil Rights filed a federal civil rights class action lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on behalf of migrants who were unexpectedly flown to Martha's Vineyard.

WEKU

Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false information about their final destinations.

The Texas Tribune

Texas sheriff probes DeSantis stunt

DeSantis' legal trouble may just be getting started as he faces potential federal and state probes

Salon

‘Preyed upon’: Texas sheriff opens probe into US migrant flights

County sheriff says 48 migrants were ‘lured under false pretenses’ to travel from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week.

Al Jazeera

Criminal investigation launched into DeSantis asylum seeker flights

Texas county sheriff says it seems evident that asylum seekers had been ‘lured’ to travel to Martha’s Vineyard ‘under false pretenses’

The Guardian - US

Texas Sheriff Opens Criminal Investigation Into Migrants 'Lured Under False Pretenses' to Martha's Vineyard

Plus: Pentagon investigating U.S. propaganda on social media, 1,648 books banned last school year, and more...

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The Independent UK

Texas sheriff investigating flights to Martha's Vineyard

A Texas sheriff has opened a criminal investigation into two flights of migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Tribune News Service

Texas sheriff probes migrant flights from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida

The Bexar County Sheriff launched a criminal investigation Monday into the transfer of migrants by plane from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida’s governor, amid rising migration.

The Texas Tribune

Bexar County sheriff launches investigation into Florida flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered two flights to send migrants recruited in San Antonio to the tony Massachusetts vacation spot, a move that drew outrage after some migrants later said they were misled into getting on the planes.

Tribune News Service

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Texas sheriff will investigate Florida flying Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Authorities in Texas have opened a criminal investigation into Gov. Ron DeSantis’ operation to fly roughly 50 Venezuela migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week.

WEKU

DeSantis defends Martha's Vineyard migrant flights after Texas investigation opens

A Texas sheriff has opened a criminal investigation into flights ordered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that took the migrants to Massachusetts. DeSantis says outrage over the flights was misplaced.

The Independent UK

Texas sheriff to investigate Florida for flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says migrants ‘have every right to be where they are, and I believe they were preyed upon’

The Independent UK

Texas sheriff vows not to ‘persecute’ people who seek abortions after state ban

‘Shame on the Supreme Court and the bureaucrats... who are attempting to impose their own supposed morals on others’

The Independent UK

San Antonio sheriff rips into Gov Abbott for turning migrant trailer tragedy into ‘one big campaign stunt’

‘I have watched as Governor Abbott painted this humanitarian crisis as some sort of enemy invasion’

The Guardian - US

Texas sheriff says he ‘will not persecute’ those seeking an abortion

Javier Salazar posted on Facebook that he would not use his power to ‘impose the morals’ of others on those ‘exercising a right’

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