A sheriff in San Antonio and a lawyer from Massachusetts forged an unusual partnership that produced an unexpected outcome to the migrants’ long journeys.
the new arrivals. Reporters left dozens of messages. Anonymous callers threatened violence. As quickly as she emptied her voice mail, Self said, it filled up again. Offers of help, reporters, threats.
In the ensuing weeks, the sheriff in San Antonio and the lawyer from Martha’s Vineyard would forge an unusual partnership as Salazar launched an investigation and gathered evidence from the migrants. Their work produced an unexpected outcome to the migrants’ long journeys. The group of 49 people, nearly all from Venezuela, became eligible for a type of visa available only to victims of crimes who are assisting in law enforcement investigations, a process that also shields them from deportation.
For months, Salazar, a Democrat, had watched as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused migrants to cities such as New York and Washington. While Salazar said he finds the policy “objectionable,” he doesn’t see anything illegal about it, because there weren’t signs the migrants were deceived. The case of the migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis on Sept. 14 was different, he said. The DeSantis administration used operatives in Texas to recruit the group
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