Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Florida’s transport of migrants to his state, based on the accusation that Florida tricked migrants into traveling to California and elsewhere.
Newsom, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, wrote to Garland about Florida’sThe program has transported migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts and to California. It picked up additional funding signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year and is one of many similar initiatives that some Republican states implemented in response to the ongoing border crisis.
Florida has denied these claims and similar accusations of "kidnapping" made by California officials. Last month, theFlorida confirms responsibility for flying migrants to California "Through verbal and written consent, these volunteers indicated they wanted to go to California. A contractor was present and ensured they made it safely to a 3rd-party NGO," the email said. The office also provided video of what appeared to be migrants signing consent forms, and talking about how they had been treated "super well."tates that have encouraged migrants to flood to the border should house them.
"I don't think we should have any of this. But if there's a policy to have an open border, then I think the sanctuary jurisdictions should be the ones that have to bear that," DeSantis said. "We're not a sanctuary in Florida."
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