Migrants in Texas say contractors working for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed them to board flights to California, promising shelter and immigration aid.
Florida’s emergency management agency acknowledges it facilitated migrants’ flights from New Mexico to Sacramento. California officials have said the move may have been illegal.
Venezuelan migrant Genesis Rodriguez applies makeup after waking at the campsite outside Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso earlier this month. “She told us not to be afraid — that she didn’t want to steal our hearts or our organs or anything,” María said. Maynard said that the father told her his family had been well-treated by the contractors; they had been fed well and comfortably housed. Nonetheless, he was nervous about them coming to look for his family, and he stayed on the lookout. Like other migrants, he was concerned that the contractors might have been drug traffickers.
María’s friend could not be reached to verify her experience. Newsom confirmed that he had met with migrants on Saturday, along with California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta.Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Gov. Ron DeSantis with kidnapping charges after South American migrants were flown to Sacramento. “This is ploy to use Florida taxpayer dollars to move migrants from Texas — not from Florida — into California in a desperate attempt to get votes in Iowa and New Hampshire,” York said, referring to DeSantis’ 2024 bid. “It’s just disgusting.”
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