Controversy Surrounds DeSantis Administration's Migrant Flights to California
TL;DR
The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed that it was behind the recent migrant relocation flights to California, which were paid for with a $12 million fund of Florida taxpayer dollars. The migrants were reportedly treated well and the trips were voluntary, but California officials criticized DeSantis for sending migrants to a sanctuary city. DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, has used the flights to criticize Democrats' immigration policies and has promised to resume building a border wall and reinstitute the "remain in Mexico" policy if elected president.
- DeSantis administration confirms it's behind migrant flights to California Business Insider
- New video from Florida shows migrants on flights to Sacramento CBS Sacramento
- DeSantis doesn’t have to own up to latest migrant flights. The buzz is political gold | Opinion Miami Herald
- PD Editorial: Migrant airlift is a mean-spirited stunt The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
- 2nd flight transporting migrants arrives unexpectedly in California KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
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