Top aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis played key roles in planning and executing Florida’s controversial migrant flight program, according to public records released late Friday.
The Venezuelan migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by the state of Florida last month are one step closer to staying in the United States because Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has questioned their right to remain here legally, made them the victims of a potential crime, their attorney says.
immigrants who are seeking asylum or otherwise out of florida into other places. and that is where the funding for these flights came from. interestingly, these folks were not in florida, they were in texas. but not only that, that s understanding. the statutory language and that budget was an authorized immigrants. there were some in the florida state legislator pointing out they were not unauthorized. they are actually pending asylum review. sarah blaskey sarah blaskey, we thank you so much for great reporting. i appreciate it. still ahead, he s claiming that is a dubious cure for covid, or showing that he doesn t understand climate concerns, senator chris nguyen has a lot in common with donald trump, that excess was generous donations as well. more on that, next.
$12 million, to relocate immigrants who are seeking asylum or otherwise out of florida into other places. and that is where the funding for these flights came from. interestingly, these folks were not in florida, they were in texas. but not only that, that s understanding. the statutory language and that budget was an authorized immigrants. there were some in the florida state legislator pointing out they were not unauthorized. they are actually pending asylum review. sarah blaskey sarah blaskey, we thank you so much for great reporting. i appreciate it. still ahead, he s claiming that is a dubious cure for covid, or showing that he doesn t understand climate concerns, senator chris nguyen has a lot in common with donald trump, that excess was generous
hoodwinked, and to making this trip to florida, and bring them to martha s vineyard would i believe was political posturing. it s reasonable to ask if the result of that investigation marta played a part. in desantis suddenly canceling a second plane of migrants, to delaware. some great reporting from the miami herald said they were at it again. a second group was also asylum seeking occurs from promise to fly to a destination where there would be more resources to help them, instead, their flight plan for this week was abruptly canceled. joining me now is one of the reporters who broke that miami herald story, sarah blaskey, sarah, it is great to have you on. thanks for having me. i want to go off your reporting. walk me through what you learned from the folks, who those people were, what they were told, and how they ended up in a hotel i believe waiting for a flight that never came? all of these people had remarkably similar stories.