DeSantis defends flying nearly 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard by saying that Florida lawmakers authorized those flights in their budget. State Dems cite language from the same law to argue DeSantis used the funds in a way not permitted by the Legislature
The DeSantis administration has rebuffed allegations that those who flew on the plane were misled and said people were given multiple opportunities to turn down the flights. | Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has defended flying nearly 50 mostly Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in part by saying that Florida lawmakers gave him $12 million for such transports.
“It seems that migrants were taken from Texas, brought to Florida, and then sent to Massachusetts for political purposes,” said Democratic state Reps. Evan Jenne and Fentrice Driskell in the letter. “It also appears that some of these individuals may be Venezuelan political refugees fleeing an oppressive regime who are not unlawfully present in the United States.”
Florida legislators in March passed a new state budget which included $12 million for the relocation program that came from interest earnings from the $5.8 billion that Congress sent to the state as part of the American Rescue Plan. The budget overall passed overwhelmingly, with only a handful of legislators voting no.
“They are here lawfully and the bill would not apply to them,” Bean said during a March floor session. Maria Corina, American Business Immigration Coalition, speaks to the media about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on September 15, 2022 in Doral, Florida. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images The DeSantis administration has rebuffed allegations that those who flew on the plane were misled and said people were given multiple opportunities to turn down the flights.
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