Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta call for a federal investigation into migrants sent to Sacramento
, saying they are part of a “voluntary relocation” program, he has been accused of using humans as political pawns in a national debate about immigration policy.
Some of the migrants sent to Sacramento denied Desantis’ claims that their trip was willful and told The Times in June that they wereaddressed to U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland on Thursday, the top California Democrats urged federal officials to open criminal and civil investigations into the matter, saying the department has “a unique capability” to oversee the case.
They join Bexar County, Texas, Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, in doing the same, as his office investigates a similar flight of migrants
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