About 50 migrants arrived by plane in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., on a flight paid for by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and that originated in San Antonio, Texas. | via NPR
A young girl is shown staying at a shelter on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., after she and dozens of other migrants arrived by plane unannounced Wednesday.
The Florida statement refers to two planes, but local officials at Martha's Vineyard say there was only one. NPR was able to interview three of the migrants late Wednesday."They told us they had recently crossed the border in Texas and were staying at a shelter in San Antonio," NPR's Joel Rose said on today'sThe migrants said a woman they identified as"Perla" approached them outside the shelter and lured them into boarding the plane, saying they would be flown to Boston where they could get expedited work papers. She provided them with food.
In Martha's Vineyard, the migrants are staying at a church shelter while local authorities and nonprofit organizations figure out what's going to happen next. Lisa Del Castro, who runs a homeless shelter on the island, said resources were initially scarce. The Wednesday flight extends a tactic by Republican politicians in primarily southern states have used to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities in the north. Republican leaders have used this step to protest the rise in illegal immigration during President Biden's time in office, and the issue figures to be prominent in November's midterm elections.
Del Castro, who runs the Martha's Vineyard shelter where the migrants spent the night, said the group is resilient.
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