The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, gift cards, cash and false information about their final destinations. RonDeSantis MarthasVineyard migrants SATX SanAntonioTX Florida Texas GregAbbott lawsuit
Republicans frequently refer to those taking the trips as “illegal immigrants,” but many of them are asylum-seekers who have been allowed to enter the country pending the outcome of their legal cases.
The migrants are asking to be awarded damages, as well as an injunction blocking DeSantis and the state from coercing immigrants to travel by “fraud and misrepresentation.” Immigration rights groups and Democrats have accused Republicans of exploiting migrants for political points, claiming the migrants were misled before being flown to Massachusetts last week. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced his criminal investigation into the flights Monday night, saying he believed a crime had occurred but declining to name suspects.
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