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Influx of migrants from GOP-led states tests Dem strongholds

There are few places in the U.S. with a more deeply ingrained reputation as a refuge for immigrants than New York City

The Independent UK

The Republican party's cruel migrant stunts have very deep roots

The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, is facing a criminal investigation for sending two planes full of Latin American asylum-seekers to Martha’s Vineyard, a wealthy Massachusetts island where former president Barack Obama owns a home.

The Conversation

Editorial: Abbott and DeSantis can’t have it both ways on migrants fleeing communism

Politicians in the Party of Trump are consistently unbothered by their own hypocrisy. Even still, it’s incredible to watch Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who never miss an opportunity to harp on the socialist leanings of political opponents and who’ve each officially recognized “victims of…

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Editorial: DeSantis draws from white segregationist playbook for his latest political ploy

Whether out of ignorance or deliberate intent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis drew from a white supremacist playbook when he tricked 50 immigrants into boarding a plane in Texas so he could stage the stunt of delivering them to wealthy vacationers at Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The similarities are too striking to…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Migrants flown to Mass. suing DeSantis

Plaintiffs accuse DeSantis of using flight to push "hate-driven agenda intended to create confusion and rejection"

Salon

Heartbreaking journey after abortion ban

“It was just a matter of time before the baby died," said 27-year-old Lauren Hall

Salon

Michael Hiltzik: The ugly historical roots of the GOP's sadistic migrant transports

Just about the only thing that one can say about the migrant transports sponsored by Republican governors in the South is that the picture is sure to get uglier as more facts emerge.

Los Angeles Times

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Migrant flight never arrives near Biden’s coastal home after Delaware officials launch preparations

GEORGETOWN, Del. — As the Republican governors of Texas, Florida and Arizona continued to wield a political tactic of transporting migrants outside their states, Delaware officials and immigration advocates prepared Tuesday to offer help after reports suggested a private plane bringing a group of migrants could land at an airport…

Los Angeles Times

Latest DeSantis migrant flight reportedly heading to Biden’s summer home, rattling officials and enraging White House

Plane appears to be waiting in New Jersey

The Independent UK

Fact check: Ron DeSantis distorting immigration facts as he defends flights

Governors of Texas and Florida exaggerate Biden’s role in border situation — and ignore ways he’s like Trump

The Independent UK

Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false information about their final destinations.

The Texas Tribune

Despite rumors, no sign of DeSantis sending migrant plane from Texas to Delaware

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — For most of Tuesday, officials in Delaware and members of the public checked the status of a charter flight that was supposed to travel from San Antonio to President Joe Biden’s home state.

Miami Herald

GOP's hard-line tactics on migrants refocus midterm debate

The Republican governors of Florida and Texas have delivered migrants on planes and buses to Washington, D

The Independent UK

DeSantis’ next move? Delaware prepares for possible plane of migrants landing near Biden's home

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The next blow in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ battle to fly migrants out of Texas could land in Delaware.

Miami Herald

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The Conversation

Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott pull from segregationists' playbook with their anti-immigration stunts

As a historian of racism and white supremacy in the United States, I’ve become accustomed to callous actions like those of Republican governors who organized transportation for Latin American migrants to states run by their political opponents.

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis should be prosecuted for his treatment of immigrants

The Florida governor’s use of vulnerable migrants as props is disgusting and criminal

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Offering real refuge: We must rethink our approach to arriving asylum seekers

Serious people should have a lot of questions about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing asylum seekers to New York, the most serious of which concern whether he and other governors sending migrants here, Chicago, D.C., Martha’s Vineyard and elsewhere are breaking the law by misleading people and transferring them under…

Tribune News Service

Texas sheriff probes migrant flights from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida

The Bexar County Sheriff launched a criminal investigation Monday into the transfer of migrants by plane from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida’s governor, amid rising migration.

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Los Angeles Times

These migrants were flown to California from Texas. They don't know why or who paid for their flights

Eight Venezuelan migrants were flown last week from Texas to Sacramento with little cash — some without shoes — and the men have no idea why they were sent or who paid for the flights, an advocacy group said.

The Texas Tribune

Bexar County sheriff launches investigation into Florida flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered two flights to send migrants recruited in San Antonio to the tony Massachusetts vacation spot, a move that drew outrage after some migrants later said they were misled into getting on the planes.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Bused, flown migrants can live in US -- for now

Republican governors have been sending more migrants released at the U.S. border with Mexico to Democratic strongholds, raising questions about their legal status, how they are lured on board buses and planes, and the cost to taxpayers

The Independent UK

‘Young’ mother seeking US asylum dies in NYC shelter, mayor says

The New York mayor did not disclose whether the woman was among the migrants who were taken to the city from southern border states in recent weeks as part of a controversial relocation program

Tribune News Service

More Texans support overturning Roe v. Wade but still split on abortion, new poll shows

WASHINGTON — More Texans said they support the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a new poll that shows a 7-point jump from August.

Tribune News Service

Can Beto O’Rourke persuade enough non-Democrats to dump Greg Abbott? Poll casts doubt

DALLAS – Beto O’Rourke has made courting independents and Republicans whose votes could be up for grabs a critical component of his campaign to unseat GOP incumbent Greg Abbott.

Salon

Trump mad DeSantis stole migrant idea

Trump "privately accused DeSantis of doing this largely to generate a 2024 polling boost," Rolling Stone reports

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