Launching Criminal Probe, Texas Sheriff Says Migrants Were 'Preyed Upon' With DeSantis Flights

'Forty-eight migrants were lured,' said Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, 'under false pretenses.'

distributed to migrants says that they will be eligible for numerous benefits in Massachusetts, including"8 months cash assistance,""assistance with housing,""food,""clothing,""job placement,""registering children for school," and many other benefits.

The document is evidence that suggests that the flights were not just a callous political stunt but potentially a crime. Not only has Florida's governor defended his move to snatch up migrants in Texas, but he also vowed last week to keep shipping more of them to"sanctuary" jurisdictions he deems pro-immigrant.

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