Migrants sent from Florida to Martha's Vineyard are now headed to Cape Cod military base
Source: Cape Cod Times
Migrants sent from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard are now headed to Cape Cod military base
Heather McCarron, Sarah Carlon and Jeannette Hinkle, Cape Cod Times
Fri, September 16, 2022 at 4:17 PM·5 min read
JOINT BASE CAPE COD — Shortly after noon Friday, a group of migrants, mostly originating from Venezuela, arrived at their new temporary home on Cape Cod after an unexpected arrival Wednesday on Martha's Vineyard.
Officials have been working to house, feed and support the group of about 50 migrants since they arrived on the wealthy Massachusetts island Wednesday afternoon.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for chartering the two flights, but it's unclear if he had the authority to do so. A spokesperson for DeSantis said the migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard as part of the governor's "promise to drop off undocumented migrants in progressive states."
Their arrival comes after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey criticized the Biden administration's border security and immigration policies and bused migrants to New York City, Chicago and Washington. Nearly 8,000 migrants had been moved on state-sponsored bus trips by late August straining cities' resources.
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