California's attorney general said the state of Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be dropped off outside a Sacramento church.
California's attorney general said the state of Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be"While this is still under investigation, we can confirm these individuals were in possession of documentation purporting to be from the government of the State of Florida," Rob BontaThe documents indicate the Florida Division of Emergency Management coordinated the flights, Bonta told the Los Angeles Times. Florida paid contractor Vertol Systems Inc. $1.
The faith-based group Sacramento ACT is helping to care for them. One of its representatives observed to CBS Sacramento that,"They're human beings, they're people with families. There's some young people that are just trying to make a life for themselves. There are people who left children behind in this group."
Newsom said he and Bonta met with them, adding that California officials"are working closely with the Mayor's office, along with local and nonprofit partners to ensure the people who have arrived are treated with respect and dignity, and get to their intended destination as they pursue their immigration cases."
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