Volunteer attorneys are trying to figure out next steps for the 50 or so asylum seekers who were flown yesterday — some without their knowledge — to Martha’s Vineyard, a small island with few resources to help them.
over immigration policies. Republican governors have moved migrants from border states to so-called sanctuary cities to try to force their Democratic counterparts to grapple with social safety-net issues.Katiuska from Caracas, Venezuela, says she was told the group was going to New York City. She was surprised to learn her plane was landing on Martha’s Vineyard. Others said they believed they were heading to Boston,“They’ve been lied to.
“All I want is a home, no matter whether we have to pay rent, and a job to move forward,” he told Axios as his wife, his cousin and his cousin’s wife ate breakfast on the front porch, “because I don’t like having anything handed to me.”They left their children, ages 11 and 7, with family in Venezuela and plan to send money back home, but say being apart from their children is painful.State Sen.
who represents the Cape and Islands, described Martha’s Vineyard as “a welcoming community. We’re going to work hard to welcome these folks.”Volunteers Thursday morning brought food, water, diapers and clothing to the church, which was bustling with families, state legislators, interpreters and other volunteers — a Herculean effort that the community can’t sustain long-term, Belcastro said.Martha’s Vineyard Community ServicesFernandes, state Rep.
Asylum seekers go through a rigorous, often years long process through immigration courts that requires them to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement periodically. Missing an appointment could be detrimental to their case.Volunteers expect to keep the asylum seekers at the church for at least another day before they are taken to another part of Massachusetts, Belcastro says.have made preparations to take in the migrants.
Local restaurants, nonprofits and officials have rallied around the group, and offered enough food to last through Saturday, Belcastro says.
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