A federal judge on Monday tossed part of a lawsuit accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of malfeasance when he flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard in 2022.
Carlos Munoz reaches out to hug Larkin Stallings of Vineyard Haven, Mass., as the immigrants prepare to leave St. Andrews in Edgartown, Mass., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took the playbook of a fellow Republican, Texas Gov. …A federal judge on Monday tossed part of a lawsuit accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of malfeasance when he flew migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022.
But she said there’s no evidence Mr. DeSantis or his employees were involved in the conduct at issue in Massachusetts, so they weren’t appropriate targets for a lawsuit filed in her district. For now, their lawsuit can proceed against Vertol Systems, the charter company that won the state’s contract for transporting the migrants and flew the migrants into Massachusetts, where the migrants say illegal activity took place.
Lawyers for Civil Rights, which is handling the migrants’ case, said they consider Judge Burroughs’ ruling to be a victory, but insisted they aren’t through with Mr. DeSantis.
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