If the migrants were lured onto the planes under false pretenses, Newsom believes it would amount to state-sanctioned kidnapping.
“I urge the US DOJ to investigate whether the alleged fraudulent inducement would support charges of kidnapping under relevant state laws,” wrote Newsom. The governor suggested a potential investigation could come under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization provisions of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, and the interstate travel at play gives the DOJ power to conduct such an investigation.
It wasn’t just Newsom who believed that DeSantis’ actions were grounds for criminal charges. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and recent gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried alsoThe Martha’s Vineyard debacle is hardly an isolated incident. Conservative governors have been sending migrants to liberal enclaves with regularity: just hours after the planes landed in Martha’s Vineyard,sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrived at Vice President Kamala Harris’ official D.C. residence.
While some may find it somewhat unusual for the governor of a non-impacted state to wade into the discussion , Newsom has been picking fights with high-profile Republicans of late
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