“Perla,” the woman behind the Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights, has been identified by The New York Times.
only as “Perla” by the migrants who landed in Massachusetts last month, the woman’s full name—Perla Huerta—was given to theby a source with knowledge of the ongoing investigation being conducted by the San Antonio Sheriff’s office. A Venezuelan migrant who worked alongside Huerta on the scheme confirmed her identity to the newspaper.
“I was also lied to,” the man said, explaining that Huerta never disclosed her relationship to Florida’s government and that he hadn’t been aware of her intentions. “If I had known, I would not have gotten involved.” Huerta was discharged from the U.S. Army last month. Her service record, which stretched over two decades, included stints in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to documents obtained by the newspaper.
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