The Independent reports:
The White House is coordinating with state officials and aid groups preparing for the potential arrival of a plane with migrants sent from Texas to coastal Delaware near the beach home of President Joe Biden.
The flight, due to arrive on Tuesday afternoon, could mark the second flight within a week organised by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration to move people seeking asylum in San Antonio to northeastern towns.
“We are coordinating closely with state officials and local service providers who are prepared to welcome these families in an orderly manner as they pursue their asylum claims,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
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DeSantis is using taxpayer funds to fly people from Texas to Delaware … with a small stopover in Florida.
That stop is the only connection they have to his state.
He diverts the plane to Florida because he thinks that makes this misuse of taxpayer dollars legal. It doesn’t. https://t.co/Y3cBFfqIzP
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 20, 2022
White House preparing for DeSantis migrant flights to Delaware https://t.co/xrThTnWUrh
— The Independent (@Independent) September 20, 2022
The small Delaware town of Rehoboth Beach, where President Joe Biden has a vacation home, appears to be the landing spot for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ next round of expensive migrant flights, according to flight plans.https://t.co/xdfWoci9ko
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 20, 2022
TRAVEL THREAD: In Georgetown, Delaware this afternoon where a plane with immigrants sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to land. The plane is already delayed. Folks including media others are gathering in the tiny airport. More TK. pic.twitter.com/H4PQmlXfU4
— Ximena (@Ximena_Bustillo) September 20, 2022