Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue charter flight company

Source: Associated Press

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue charter flight company

Updated 8:16 PM EDT, April 1, 2024

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue the charter flight company that transported them to the island off the Massachusetts coast, according to a ruling Monday by a federal judge in Boston.

The 50 Venezuelans were sent to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio, Texas, and had been promised work and housing opportunities.

Under Monday’s ruling, the migrants can proceed with their suit against Florida-based Vertol Systems Co., which had agreed to fly them to the island for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

An email to the company seeking comment after the afternoon release of the ruling was not immediately returned.

Also named in the suit is DeSantis, ...

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