Martha's Vineyard

The flights follow a busing scheme by the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona that has sent more than 10,000 migrants to the Democrat-controlled cities of ...

Residents lined up at a table to donate money, toiletries and toys for the migrants. The woman persuaded them to board the flights by misleading them into thinking they were heading to Boston and would be provided shelter and assistance finding work for three months, they said. Many migrants are immediately expelled to Mexico or other countries under a COVID-19 pandemic policy. "I want them to come to America and be embraced. President Joe Biden's failure to secure the U.S.-Mexico border amid record attempted crossings. "I want them to have a good life," said Lisa Belcastro, who helped organize cots and supplies at St.

The migrants will be brought to an emergency shelter at Joint Base Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, which served as an alternative medical care ...

“Our administration has been working across state government to develop a plan to ensure these individuals will have access to the services they need going forward, and Joint Base Cape Cod is well equipped to serve these needs.” “Because these governors care more about creating political theater than creating actual solutions to help.” “These are the kinds of tactics we see from smugglers in places like Mexico and Guatemala. Those governors, Jean-Pierre said, “treated [the migrants] like chattel in a cruel, premeditated political stunt.” The Republican-led Florida Legislature had previously approved $12 million to go toward moving migrants out of Florida to other states. “Our administration has been working across state government to develop a plan to ensure these individuals will have access to the services they need going forward," Massachusetts Gov.

On Thursday, the filmmaker Burns had said DeSantis' actions were coming straight from the 'authoritarian playbook' and was treating human lives as ...

[Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. “That’s kinda the whole idea. Mr Burns made the remarks while appearing on CNN to promote his new documentary, The U.S. That’s why DeSantis sent the illegal aliens to Martha’s Vineyard. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our [Massachusetts](/topic/massachusetts) Governor Charlie Baker announced that his state intends to provide emergency relief to Martha’s Vineyard by [tapping into state agencies](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/national-guard-migrant-marthas-vineyard-desantis-b2168915.html), such as the [National Guard](/topic/national-guard) and the Massachusetts State Police, as even the Republican official conceded that the island communities were “not equipped” to handle such an influx of migrants. By registering, you will also enjoy limited access to Premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalists Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism [Tucker Carlson](/topic/tucker-carlson) raged at “liberals” for what he perceived as their uneven and hypocritical reaction to [migrants](/topic/migrants) being [flown into Martha’s Vineyard](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/desantis-abbott-migrants-bus-marthas-vineyard-washington-dc-b2168501.html#post-833434) by [Florida](/topic/florida) Governor [Ron DeSantis](/topic/ron-desantis). [thought they were being flown to](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/desantis-migrants-planes-marthas-vineyard-b2167567.html). Mr Carlson, however, did not see the parallels that Mr Burns and Mr Berman were highlighting, and instead took to skewering the pair for what he perceived as a false equivalence of comparing the exclusive vacationing island to the concentration camps used during the Second World War by the Nazis.

Martha's Vineyard ships 50 illegal migrants to Cape Cod military base by ferry, as National Guard are called in over 'humanitarian emergency', after Gov.

She told reporters that at ‘some point they have to move somewhere else’, because the island is suffering from a ‘housing crisis’ These are people. We come in free, no problem. The 50 migrants have been put on buses by Gov. These are human beings. 'It is open because we enter. He added that the chaos of the situation for the Republicans to 'prove a point' was a 'blatant disregard' for human rights. On Friday morning three buses pulled up outside of St. The move comes after DeSantis accused critics of his move to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard of 'virtue signaling', saying their concern for the welfare of the migrants was a 'fraud'. They were all ordered to get on buses for the hour and a half trip from the island to the military base in Cape Codm where they will be given 'dormitory-style' accomodation They were all ordered to get on buses for the hour and a half trip from the island to Cape Cod. - DeSantis accused critics of his move to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard of 'virtue signaling', saying their concern for the welfare of the migrants was a 'fraud'

A group of migrants flown by Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis from Texas to Martha's Vineyard have been transported from the island to a large shelter ...

It’s long overdue for Senate Republicans to come to the table, provide a pathway for citizenship for DREAMers, those in temporary status, farmworkers, and essential workers.” “And we have a process in place to manage migrants at the border. We’re working to make sure it’s safe and orderly and humane,” he added. The governor has repeatedly defended his scheme, part of a $12m state budget line approved by lawmakers earlier this year to remove migrants from the state. It’s reckless,” he told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala. “I’ve just been the mediator because I like to help people.” I’m going to make sure we exhause all those funds.” Immigration advocates and attorneys have suggested that the governor facilitated their kidnapping. It’s un-American. He said “there will likely be more flights” relying on a $12m state budget line that stipulates that the state can move migrants out of the state to so-called “sanctuary” states and cities. “I’ve got $12m for us to use, so we’re going to use it,” he told reporters on Friday. He has defended the effort, pledging that there will be “more and more” to come from a $12m state-funded programme that he has promised to “exhaust.”

Democrats outraged at the 'reckless' and 'soulless' actions and question the legality of what some called a political stunt.

This was obviously a sadistic lie,” Rachel Self, a Boston immigration attorney assisting with the migrants’ cases, said at a press briefing. It’s un-American, it’s reckless and we have a process in place to manage migrants at the border. We’re working to make sure it’s safe and orderly and humane. Migrants are regularly tricked and defrauded as part of their trafficking experience, with traffickers and exploiters taking advantage of their recent arrival, limited English proficiency, and unfamiliarity with our government systems and labor laws.” “Unfortunately, this tactic is one that we know far too well in the anti-trafficking world. In what immigration activists and Democratic politicians have decried as a “political stunt”, DeSantis, who is expected to run for the Republican party’s presidential nomination in 2024, arranged for two charter planes of about 50 migrant adults and children to fly from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday.

The immigrants who were sent from Texas to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will now be housed in Joint Base Cape Cod.

"We are grateful to the providers, volunteers and local officials that stepped up on Martha's Vineyard over the past few days to provide immediate services to these individuals," Baker said in a statement. [were surprised themselves, since they had been told](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/16/1123369533/migrants-marthas-vineyard-community-help) they were being sent to Boston for work opportunities. There, the state will provide shelter, food and other essential services, Baker said.

The flights, arranged by Florida's Republican governor, underscored how easily the fate of immigrants can be swept up in politics.

More details are emerging about how nearly 50 migrants, many of them from Venezuela, ended up on a pair of surprise flights that the state of Florida sent ...