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A group of 48 mostly Venezuelan immigrants who were taken by the state of Florida on a surprise trip to Martha’s Vineyard last week have sued Governor Ron DeSantis for the “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme.”
The class action comes as at least two law enforcement agencies are also investigating the actions of Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott for possible illegality.
A new report reveals funding for DeSantis’ immigrant trips. The contractor hired by the governor is a longtime GOP benefactor.
Meanwhile, a plane full of asylum seekers heading from Texas to Delaware has reportedly not materialized yet, even as officials there worry they will be the latest to be surprised by Florida’s highly controversial scheme to transfer immigrants without warning to liberal jurisdictions.
Governor DeSantis and his aides have defended sending immigrants to Democratic-led states and cities in protest of what they called the president’s “open borders” policy.
Jared Kushner condemns DeSantis flights to immigrants
Trump’s son-in-law and former aide Jared Kushner said he was “deeply disturbed” by Governor DeSantis’ plans to move immigrants from the US-Mexico border to Martha’s Vineyard.
Mr. Kushner appeared on Fox News outnumbered In the wake of last week’s scheme, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey continue to send migrants who have crossed the border to cities like Washington, D.C. and New York.
“I personally watch what’s going on, and it’s very hard to see at the southern border, and I also — we have to remember that these are human beings, they are human beings, so seeing them are used as political pawns somehow,” Mr. Kushner said.
Jared Kushner condemns DeSantis flights to immigrants
Florida governor is seen as a potential rival to Donald Trump in 2024.
Alex WoodwardSeptember 22, 2022, 16:00
Texas sheriff faces ‘influx’ of threats to investigate immigrant flights
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Javier Salazar reportedly received a number of “hateful emails” and threats after announcing an investigation into immigrant flights from San Antonio, coordinated by the administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, several states away.
Texas Mayor Threatens to Investigate DeSantis’ Travels of Immigrants
Florida governor claims immigrants boarded flights voluntarily
Alex WoodwardSeptember 22 2022 15:30
False Promises, Legal Investigation and a Mysterious Woman: Unanswered Questions About Ron DeSantis’ Migrants’ Travels
After two nights in the church shelter, the immigrants arriving in Massachusetts were moved to a larger sheltering operation on the mainland, with separate rooms and medical and legal support. State officials reported that the families were in “good health and spirits,” with access to legal services, humanitarian aid, and interpreters.
But much remains unclear about the immigrants’ journey, how Florida officials identify and collect immigrants in other states as part of the Republican governor’s state-sanctioned plans to send them to Democratic-led states and cities, and how the funding for his scheme has been allocated. Paying for it from several states.
Alex WoodwardSeptember 22, 2022 15:00
Holly Baxter: “It appears that Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott are using immigrants to express their extremist views”
write for tis independent Premium, American Voice Editor holly baxter He writes how two Republican conservatives are ramping up political stunts ahead of the midterms at the expense of vulnerable immigrants and their families:
DeSantis and Abbott use immigrants to express their extremist views | holly baxter
Holly Baxter thinks Republican governors are ramping up political stunts ahead of the midterms
Alex WoodwardSeptember 22, 2022 14:24
An immigrant says he got paid to recruit immigrants for controversial Martha’s Vineyard trips in Florida
A 27-year-old Venezuelan immigrant said he was paid $200 to lure fellow asylum seekers onto planes or buses bound for Democratic-controlled areas that Florida’s governor had chartered.
And he was directed to do so with promises of help that weren’t fulfilled or were real at first, he says now.
If true, it would prove that Florida officials used deceptive practices to lure immigrants thousands of miles across the United States for purely political reasons.
An immigrant says he got paid to recruit others for Martha’s Vineyard trip
Migrants said they received false promises of work and housing
John BowdenSeptember 22, 2022 13:00
DeSantis leads Trump in Florida in purple and red amid immigration controversy
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is now leading Donald Trump in a virtual head-to-head match among Florida voters, according to a new poll by Axios.
The development comes as DeSantis has become a hero on the far right for his efforts to use state funding to move immigrants from Texas to Democratic-controlled areas, even as he admits that large groups of immigrants entering his state still do not exist.
Performance in the poll is also notable, because Donald Trump won the Florida primary against Senator Marco Rubio, during the 2016 primary in one of his recent moves to weed out his rivals in the Republican Party’s presidential contest.
John BowdenSeptember 22, 2022 11:00
Donald Trump is angry that Martha’s Vineyard stunt was his ‘idea’
Rolling Stone reports that Donald Trump is particularly angry with fellow Republican Ron DeSantis over the governor’s decision to allow flights carrying about 50 immigrants last week from the southern border to Martha’s Vineyard.
The magazine reported that two internal sources close to the twice impeached president heard him vent about the Republican governor’s diversion of the limelight from Trump, accusing him of using immigrant flights to bolster his national profile ahead of a possible White House bid. .
Read more in Independent:
Trump furious that DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard stunt was ‘his idea’
The former president accused the Florida governor of stealing the limelight from his podium
John BowdenSep 22 2022 09:00
Over $1M in Florida Funding Goes to GOP Donor Amid Controversy Over Immigrants
A contractor owned by a Republican donor is seeing huge gains thanks to Ron DeSantis’ efforts to move immigrants from Texas to Massachusetts, and to other Democratic strongholds.
New analyzes of state records indicate that more than $1 million has been provided to fund the airline’s flights as it conducts Mr. DeSantis’ efforts to embarrass the Biden White House.
Read more from Alex Woodward in Independent:
Report finds that Ron Dientis chartered immigrant flights from a Republican donor
An airline the administration has chartered has donated thousands of dollars to Republican causes, including the governor’s campaign and a central state lawmaker on his legislative agenda.
John BowdenSeptember 22, 2022 07:00
Abbott and Diantes promise more immigrant trips
The Republican governors of Florida and Texas have shown no signs of relieving themselves in their campaign to embarrass the Biden administration by organizing flights for immigrants to Liberal-controlled cities. The plan was heavily criticized for its alleged deceptive practices and the general legality of the operation.
“There will be buses as well, and there will likely be more flights,” Mr. DeSantis said on Friday. The legislature gave me $12 million. We’re going to spend every penny of that to make sure we protect the people of Florida.”
Mr. Abbott, whose “Lone Star Operation” has moved more than 10,000 immigrants to liberal cities across the country, also promised more of the same.
“Texas will continue to send immigrants to safe haven cities like Washington, D.C. until President Biden and Czar Harris do their job of securing the border,” he said last week in a statement.
Read more from Josh Marcus:
Immigrants’ latest trip heads to Biden’s summer house
Looks like a plane is waiting in New Jersey
John BowdenSeptember 22, 2022 05:00
GOP hard-line tactics on immigrants refocus mid-term debate
Ron DeSantis and other Republicans are working overtime to refocus the midterm elections on the issue of immigration as their party faces the unfavorable prospect of a voter turnout amid an unprecedented criminal investigation into Donald Trump as well as the Republican Party’s new campaign to restrict abortion rights nationwide.
“It’s going to be a big issue in the election, I can tell you,” Mr DeSantis vowed on Tuesday. “It has already made more of an impact than anyone thought it could. But we will continue to make an even greater impact.”
Read more in Independent:
GOP hard-line tactics on immigrants refocus mid-term debate
Florida and Texas Republican governors have delivered immigrants on planes and buses to Washington, D.C
John BowdenSeptember 22, 2022 04:00
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