Gov. Gavin Newsom seemingly threatened Gov. Ron DeSantis with kidnapping charges after South American migrants were flown to Sacramento.
— demanding a federal investigation. Asked about the status of that request, a Newsom spokesperson directed questions to the Department of Justice, which did not respond to an inquiry on Monday.
Migrants impacted in California could join a federal class-action lawsuit against DeSantis and Florida officials regardingfiled by Lawyers for Civil Rights, alleges that Florida officials including DeSantis chartered planes from Texas to Massachusetts as part of a scheme “to defraud vulnerable immigrants to advance a political motive.”
“There is certainly exposure on both the civil and criminal side for any individuals or private companies that engage in this type of despicable conduct,” Sellstrom said. “The long-lasting impact of a stunt like this ... people were traumatized when they realized that they were abandoned.”
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