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DeSantis's Martha's Vineyard Stunt Allows Undocumented Immigrants to Legally Stay in US
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/22/2236630/-DeSantis-s-Martha-s-Vineyard-Stunt-Allows-Undocumented-Immigrants-to-Legally-Stay-in-USDeSantis's Martha's Vineyard Stunt Allows Undocumented Immigrants to Legally Stay in US
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 1:13:34p EDT
Dan K
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But it gets worse for DeSantis and better for the immigrants. The Miami Herald reports this morning that Some migrants flown by DeSantis to Martha’s Vineyard qualify for victim visas, feds say:
Some of the 49 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by the state of Florida are now able to legally work in the United States and have temporary protections from deportation — because they are considered victims of a potential crime, their attorney says.
The migrants are eligible for these protections because they applied for a special kind of visa meant for crime victims who are helping law enforcement, after they said they were tricked into taking charter flights from San Antonio to Massachusetts with false promises of jobs and other aid, said Rachel Self, an attorney for the migrants.
The migrants are eligible for these protections because they applied for a special kind of visa meant for crime victims who are helping law enforcement, after they said they were tricked into taking charter flights from San Antonio to Massachusetts with false promises of jobs and other aid, said Rachel Self, an attorney for the migrants.
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After waiting for more than a year, some migrants this month received “bona fide determinations” in their U visa petition, a status that allows them to obtain temporary work permits and protects them from deportation until their visa becomes available. It was not immediately clear how many migrants had received that status from the federal government.
Because Congress only allows the federal government to issue 10,000 such visas each year, there are thousands of applicants on a waiting list. The “bona fide determination” gives the migrants targeted by the state of Florida protections while they wait.
Because Congress only allows the federal government to issue 10,000 such visas each year, there are thousands of applicants on a waiting list. The “bona fide determination” gives the migrants targeted by the state of Florida protections while they wait.
In short, not only did DeSantis arguably break federal, Florida, and Texas laws by shipping the migrants north, he gave them a way to stay in the country legally. Seems he couldn’t break the Law of Unintended Consequences.
Karma is a, well, you know.
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