NEW: Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says his office is investigating migrants being 'lured' from a San Antonio shelter and flown to Florida and Martha's Vineyard.
Salazar said the migrants were “lured” Wednesday from a North Side migrant resource center on San Pedro Avenue under false pretenses of work by someone who was paid a “bird-dog” fee.
The migrants were allegedly told of jobs and housing if they agreed to board the plane, Salazar said.Salazar said that all people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have rights that he believes were potentially violated.for the two charter flights of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, an upscale vacation spot in Massachusetts.
He told NPR and other outlets that it was part of the state’s program to relocate migrants to a “sanctuary destination.” Salazar, a Democrat, denied his investigation was politically motivated but said the moving of Venezualan migrants under false pretenses was cruel.Salazar said he had not been contacted by the White House or Biden administration, but welcomed assistance.He also didn’t know what specific crimes were committed.
The sheriff added that he is talking with an attorney representing some of the migrants to find out what happened.Salazar said the migrants remain on the East Coast.
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