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Newsom calls for US inquiry into DeSantis and migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard

Gov. Gavin Newsom called Thursday for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly several immigrant families to Martha’s Vineyard.

Tribune News Service

Florida official asks DoJ to investigate DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

In a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Nicole Fried decried DeSantis’ ‘use of human beings to score political points’

The Independent UK

Alex Jones lawyer appears to tweet and fall asleep during Connecticut trial

The courtroom shenanigans are just the latest episode in the right-wing broadcaster’s wild legal defence effort

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Cruel or harmless? Pastors mixed on GOP migrant transports

As Republican governors ramp up their transports of migrants to Democratic-run jurisdictions, the practice is getting a mixed reaction from Christian faith leaders — many of whom, especially evangelicals, have supported GOP candidates by large numbers in recent elections

The Independent UK

White House: DeSantis sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard ‘disrespectful to humanity’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly migrants to Matha’s Vineyard, calling the maneuver a “political stunt" that threatens the wellbeing of vulnerable families and children.

Miami Herald

DeSantis’ remarks prompt more questions on where migrant flights originated

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for sending undocumented immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, the governor suggested at a news conference on Thursday that his efforts prevented those migrants from ever making it into Florida.

Tribune News Service

Texas sends two buses of migrants to US vice president’s home

Migrants stood outside Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington, DC before aid workers guided them to nearby church.

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What Miami Venezuelans think of migrants taken to Martha’s Vineyard: ‘We need solutions’

MIAMI — When Maria Corina Vegas took the stand in Downtown Doral Park, she moved her hands up and down the Venezuelan flag in front of her.

Miami Herald

DeSantis defends sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Critics blast ‘inhumane’ stunt

The day after Florida took credit for sending two planeloads of undocumented immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested the flights were to “protect” the state while the backlash swelled, with critics decrying the flights as an inhumane political stunt.

Tribune News Service

‘Playing politics with human beings’: Biden slams GOP governors’ migrant flights

‘The children ... deserve better than being left on the streets of DC or being left in Martha's Vineyard’

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson segment may have inspired DeSantis move to send migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

When Republicans ‘do depraved stuff it’s worth looking for the Fox host who suggested it,’ media watchdog says

The Independent UK

DeSantis boasts about his ‘innovative’ Martha’s Vineyard flight of migrants despite widespread criticism

‘We are not a sanctuary state,’ the Florida governor says

The Independent UK

Fight over border security escalates after governors send migrants to Kamala Harris’ home and Martha’s Vineyard

The latest moves by Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week have triggered outrage among immigration rights’ groups and Democrats who have accused the Republicans of engaging in human trafficking and treating migrants like “human cargo” to score political points.

The Texas Tribune

DeSantis sends migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, causing ‘humanitarian situation’

Florida governor sends about 50 people with no apparent notice, while Venezuelan migrants from Texas bussed to Washington DC

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The Independent UK

Migrant crisis – live: DeSantis ‘deeply alarming’ to White House as he warns of more Martha’s Vineyard flights

Critics accused the pair of Republican governors of carrying out a dangerous ‘political stunt’

The Independent UK

2 busloads of migrants dropped off near VP Harris' residence

Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in residential Washington on Thursday

Salon

DeSantis flies migrants to Massachusetts

DeSantis tried to one-up GOP governors with latest stunt but local leaders say residents called his "bluff"

WEKU

Migrants on Martha's Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston

The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.

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Florida flies dozens of migrants to Martha's Vineyard

The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.

Axios

Florida Gov. DeSantis sends 2 planes of migrants to Martha's Vineyard

The Republican has said Floridians shouldn't be responsible for subsidizing costs of living for undocumented migrants.

The Independent UK

Florida flies "illegal immigrants" to Martha's Vineyard

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has flown two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration’s failed border policies

Miami Herald

DeSantis’ office takes credit for sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a surprise Wednesday evening, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said the state had sent two planes with migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, apparently jump-starting an immigration program that the administration has released no details on.

The Independent UK

Migrants sent by Ron DeSantis to Martha’s Vineyard thought they were headed to Boston

Barack Obama owns a $12m estate on the exclusive island off coast of Massachusetts

Tribune News Service

LGBTQ groups decry DeSantis as a threat, and rally behind Crist for governor

Charlie Crist promised Wednesday to fight for LGBTQ Floridians and pledged to undo a range of what he described as harmful and divisive policies implemented by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Independent UK

Board: Florida sheriff maybe lied about killing in his teens

A Florida ethics commission has determined that the sheriff of one of the state's biggest counties appears to have lied when he didn’t disclose in his job application that he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14

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