Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to fly roughly 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard.
— that she was told the group was going to New York City. Others said they believed they were heading to Boston.and asylum-seekers from their border states to Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago, which are all run by Democratic mayors.today for sending two busloads of migrants and asylum-seekers to Vice President Kamala Harris' home in D.C.
The actions by DeSantis and other Republican governors are viewed as publicity stunts intended to draw attention to Biden's handling of the border crisis, rather than provide solutions that would address the realities of the strained immigration system. Border officials are now encountering an average of 8,500 migrants and asylum-seekers a day — a strikingly high number, according to government data provided to Axios.While details of what might be proposed in the meeting — which was scheduled before the DeSantis move — are unclear, it is expected to bring together high-level officials at the White House and the departments of Homeland Security, State, Justice and Defense, including secretaries.
Intra-agency immigration meetings are held regularly, a senior administration official noted to Axios, regardless of whether the issue is dominating the political conversation. "This should not be about political stunts. It should be about how the whole of government gets the 8,500 encounters a day down," another administration official told Axios, expressing frustration about the focus on DeSantis’ actions.
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