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The Miami Herald reports:
Some of the 49 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by the state of Florida are now able to legally work in the United States and have temporary protections from deportation — because they are considered victims of a potential crime, their attorney says.
The migrants are eligible for these protections because they applied for a special kind of visa meant for crime victims who are helping law enforcement, after they said they were tricked into taking charter flights from San Antonio to Massachusetts with false promises of jobs and other aid, said Rachel Self, an attorney for the migrants.
Gov. Ron DeSantis led the taxpayer-funded operation with the help of a politically-connected private vendor because he wanted to prevent migrants from coming to Florida. Even though the governor was only authorized under state law to relocate migrants from Florida, DeSantis said he recruited migrants in Texas for the flights because it was easier to find them traveling together at the border than spread out across Florida.
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Remember the 49 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard under false pretenses by the DeSantis administration? They can now legally work in the U.S. and are protected from deportation due to being considered victims of a potential crime.https://t.co/AP71xvlMUX
— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) April 22, 2024
Immigrants aren’t political pawns.https://t.co/f9OHTbUupb
— ACLU of Florida (@ACLUFL) April 22, 2024