Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended flying migrant families to Martha’s Vineyard this week and said he plans to spend millions that Florida has budgeted to continue the controversial practice.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign stop on the Keep Florida Free Tour at the Horsepower Ranch in Geneva. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Imagesthis week and said he plans to spend millions that Florida has budgeted to continue the controversial practice.. “We’ve got an infrastructure in place now. There’s going to be a lot more that’s happening.”
Florida has set aside $12 million to relocate migrants from the state. DeSantis said Friday he would use “every penny” of the money "to protect Florida." The money covered the cost of buses and will cover “likely more” flights, DeSantis said, per CNN.for 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, the wealthy enclave about 90 miles outside of Boston.
Some of the families said they were promised housing and other opportunities if they agreed to take the flight. Many also said they were not told where they were heading. DeSantis disputed that claim Friday, saying the families signed a waiver to participate.Volunteers and Massachusetts officials scrambled to aid the families, who will now be housed at Joint Base Cape Cod. The state also plans to activate as many as 125 National Guard members to help handle the asylum seekers’ needs.
DeSantis has said he is sending the migrants to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, alluding to an immigrant-friendly designation that many Democratic leaning cities and states adopted during former President Trump's tenure. Abbott has bused more than 10,000 migrants to Washington D.C., New York and Chicago since the spring,Biden, Democratic leaders and immigration advocates have sharply criticized the practice as an inhumane political stunt that has used the families as pawns. The White House is discussing
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