The Treasury Department is examining Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant transports and whether he improperly used money connected to Covid aid to facilitate the flights
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Treasury Department is examining Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant transports and whether the Republican governor improperly used money connected to Covid-19 aid to facilitate the flights.
There was no immediate response from Treasury officials or the DeSantis administration about the ongoing probe. Florida did not directly use federal Covid-19 funds to transport the migrants. But state legislators earlier this year directed that $12 million in interest earned off Covid-19 aid be used to pay for the transport of “unauthorized aliens from this state.” So far, Florida paid a Panhandle-based company $1.56 million to fly migrants but DeSantis has vowed to continue transporting them to Blue strongholds.
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