Martha's Vineyard

Dozens of migrants arrived by plane in Martha's Vineyard, as some Republican governors escalate a campaign against President Biden's border policies by ...

Doug Ducey (R) [following suit](https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Arizona-migrant-buses-Doug-Ducey-Texas-Greg-Abbott-17170786.php). capital](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/13/dc-texas-migrant-bus/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5&itid=lk_inline_manual_18), with Arizona Gov. Buses have also [gone to New York](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-first-bus-of-migrants-arrives-in-new-york-city) and [Chicago](https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1565138872887115776?s=20&t=Pzu2rLwVivRvndJfUv0aaA). The White House Send them to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, so Biden sees them or to Martha’s Vineyard & Cupertino. “Shouldn’t just stop with sending illegal aliens to DC! The coastal getaway becomes the latest flash point in the national debate over immigration. They say they were told they would be given housing and jobs. Thousands of people, including families with children, have arrived in Washington after Texas Gov. I feel good, despite everything.” “I came here walking. [said](https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-ron-desantis-charlie-baker-4fe96d293de4b189299a372b85c95add) [two flights were part of a state program to relocate undocumented immigrants.](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ron-desantis-sends-two-planes-illegal-immigrants-marthas-vineyard)two flights were part of a state program to relocate undocumented immigrants.

A group of immigrants landed on the wealthy Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday, part of a campaign by Republican governors to shift the ...

A federal Trump-appointed judge in Louisiana blocked the administration from ending the order earlier this year, even as U.S. border authorities to rapidly expel migrants to Mexico or other countries without the chance to seek U.S. [to reach the U.S. border agents have made a record 1.8 million migrant arrests so far in fiscal year 2022, with many attempting to cross multiple times, creating humanitarian challenges and political liabilities for President Joe Biden ahead of the Nov. Business activity and job opportunities are greatly reduced in the winter months, and it has a higher cost of living than many cities. Border states Texas and Arizona since the spring have sent thousands of immigrants to cities such as New York, Chicago and Washington. The order allows U.S. The website showed video of people getting off a plane and boarding a van. Islanders were given no notice but are coming together as a community to support them," Fernandes, a Democrat who represents Martha's Vineyard, said on Twitter. Our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children, making sure people have the healthcare and support they need. and two Mexican officials told Reuters, but Mexico did not promise any specific actions. We are a community that comes together to support immigrants.

The move is likely to delight those who deride Democrat-led, immigrant-friendly 'sanctuary' cities and anger critics who say he is weaponizing migrants as ...

Arizona Gov. Texas Gov. Dylan Fernandes, who represents Martha’s Vineyard, tweeted: “Our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children, making sure people have the healthcare and support they need.

The migrants were sent to Martha's Vineyard as part of a wider Republican effort to bus thousands of undocumented individuals to Democrat-run cities.

[declare](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/washington-mayor-declares-public-emergency-over-migrant-arrivals-texas-arizona-2022-09-08/) a public emergency. Texas in particular has sent nearly 8,000 migrants to Washington D.C., prompting the city’s mayor to [Florida Flies 2 Planeloads of Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/us/desantis-florida-migrants-marthas-vineyard.html) (New York Times) [Migrant workers land on Vineyard via Texas](https://www.mvtimes.com/2022/09/14/migrant-workers-land-vineyard-via-texas/) (The Martha’s Vineyard Times) The woman purportedly tried to get even more people to join them before they boarded the flights. The Florida government has [earmarked](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/23/desantis-florida-immigration-biden-00053322) $12 million to bus migrants to Democrat-run states. [According to](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1123109768/migrants-sent-to-marthas-vineyard) NPR, the immigrants were staying at a shelter in San Antonio when a woman named “Perla” approached them and said they will receive expedited work permits if they agree to board a flight to Boston.

The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to ...

The Wednesday flight extends a tactic by Republican politicians in primarily southern states have used to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities in the north. "Ship them women and children to a place they weren't told where they were going and never alerted local officials and people on the ground here that they were coming. "The truth is I am worried. The migrants said a woman they identified as "Perla" approached them outside the shelter and lured them into boarding the plane, saying they would be flown to Boston where they could get expedited work papers. I don't know what is going to happen to us," Yesica said, speaking in Spanish. NPR was able to interview three of the migrants late Wednesday. The migrants said Perla was still trying to recruit more passengers just hours before their flight. "Everything from beds to food to clothing to toothbrushes, toothpaste, blankets, sheets. Later Wednesday, a spokesperson for DeSantis sent a statement to NPR and other news outlets confirming that the migrants were transported by Florida under a state program that was funded by the legislature earlier this year. But apart from that layover, the migrants NPR interviewed had not spent time in Florida. It is an incredibly inhumane and depraved thing to do." hatching a secret plot to send immigrant families like cattle on an airplane," said state Sen.

The arrival is apparently part of a larger tactic by Republican-led states to transport immigrants to so-called liberal states.

Fernandes said on social media that the migrants were told by the people who put them on planes that they would be given housing and jobs. He said islanders had no notice of their arrival but were coming together as a community to support them. She said the migrant group arrived with very little, so volunteers needed to assess quickly what they needed. We got on the plane with a vision of the future, of making it.” “This came completely out of the blue,” said Sarang Sekhavat, political director of the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition. Fernandes says there has been no coordination from Florida or Texas, states that apparently collaborated to send the migrants to the island, and no forewarning that the planes would be arriving. “I understand that there's increased pressure placed on the southern border,” Sekhavat said. In the meantime, they are looking for immigration attorneys to help migrants potentially get visas. Andrew's Episcopal Church, they were provided with two sleeping accommodations: one facility for families and women and children, and a separate facility for single men. Andres Duarte, a 30-year-old from Venezuela, said he had recently crossed the border into Texas and eventually went to a shelter in San Antonio. [Migrants sent north by Texas governor have begun appearing in Boston hospitals seeking help](https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/09/14/migrants-sent-north-by-texas-governor-have-begun-appearing-in-boston-hospitals-seeking-help) [New York's mayor says Abbott sending busloads of migrants from Texas is 'horrific'](https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2022/08/08/new-yorks-mayor-says-abbott-sending-busloads-of-migrants-from-texas-is-horrific) [GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. The group of 50, including children, spent the night at St.

(Bloomberg) -- Planes and buses of migrants were ferried to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and close to Vice President Kamala Harris's private residence ...

was meant to force the Biden administration to “secure the border.” The migrants had previously been in Del Rio, Texas, after crossing the US-Mexico border. The two planes carrying the migrants who arrived on the island Wednesday “were part of the state’s relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” DeSantis spokesperson Taryn Fenske told Fox News Digital. In a tweet, Abbott said the decision to send people to D.C. The governor’s rapid-response director, Christina Pushaw, tweeted that Martha’s Vineyard, “a community of billionaires with 8-12 bedroom mansions,” was well-equipped to to care for migrants. On Thursday, two buses sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott arrived near Harris’s home, the Associated Press reported. (Bloomberg) -- Planes and buses of migrants were ferried to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts and close to Vice President Kamala Harris’s private residence in Washington, D.C.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is claiming credit for sending two planes carrying migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts Wednesday, ...

"There is nothing that DeSantis won't do, and nobody that he won't hurt, in order to score political points." At this time, short-term shelter services are being provided by local officials, and the Administration will continue to support those efforts." They set that up in a matter of hours and these families received a meal. Migrants released from government custody often move to other cities in the US as they go through their immigration proceedings. The two planes arrived just after 3 p.m., Cyr said, and white vans took the migrants to Martha's Vineyard Community Services. An estimated 50 migrants arrived on Martha's Vineyard Wednesday on two planes, according to Massachusetts state Sen.

Some residents of the wealthy liberal enclave of Martha's Vineyard decried a move by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to fly dozens of migrants to ...

He also suggested at the time that he could send migrants to Delaware, the home state of U.S. DeSantis first raised the idea of sending migrants to the island late last year. These people were told they were going to get housing and jobs and were dropped off to an island community that has limited resources,” Savoy said. The high-profile move comes as DeSantis seeks re-election in November and has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2024. But to do an unannounced trip is cruel.” DeSantis took credit for the two flights, which originated in San Antonio, Texas, according to data from flight tracking website FlightAware.

An ambiguous tweet led some users to believe that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had ordered that undocumented immigrants be flown from Venezuela to Martha's ...

2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1123109768/migrants-sent-to-marthas-vineyard. 2022, https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/09/15/venezuela-migrants-marthas-vineyard-ron-desantis/. 2022, https://www.snopes.com/ap/2022/09/15/2-busloads-of-migrants-dropped-off-near-vp-harris-residence/. 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/15/marthas-vineyard-desantis-migrants-venezuela/. 2022, https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2022/09/14/planeload-venezuelan-refugees-arrive-marthas-vineyard-airport. [arrived](https://www.snopes.com/ap/2022/09/15/2-busloads-of-migrants-dropped-off-near-vp-harris-residence/) in a residential area near the Washington, D.C. 2022, https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/south-florida-venezuelans-slam-desantis-administration-for-flying-migrants-to-marthas-vineyard/. [according to NPR](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1123109768/migrants-sent-to-marthas-vineyard). Greg Abbott later [tweeted](https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1570408087437348872) that he sent them “to her backyard to call on the Biden administration to do its job and secure the border.” (Additional examples of confused users can be found [here](https://twitter.com/search?q=from%20venezuela%20%40therickwilson&src=typed_query&f=live).) Dylan Fernandes also [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RepDylan/status/1570190756232720385) of the migrants’ arrival, “Many don’t know where they are. In the tweet, Wilson said, “A friend points out @RonDeSantisFL flew two planeloads of illegal migrants from Venezuela to Martha’s Vineyard without coordinating with DHS or INS…

It's possible to believe our immigration system is a mess and also believe Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard is cruel.

How about 'quiet dieting'?](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/08/24/quiet-quitting-tiktok-employee-burnout-workplace-buzzword-huppke/7877105001/) Here's how.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/08/29/teacher-shortage-lgbt-critical-race-theory-groomer/7890604001/) [Quiet quitting is all the rage. [If the GOP is ready to rebrand, here are my ideas for a post-MAGA party.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/09/01/donald-trump-maga-rebrand-huppke/7946078001/) [Amid teacher shortage, folks who called them 'groomers' should say sorry. [tweeting this](https://twitter.com/JeremyRedfernFL/status/1570428437025751042?s=20&t=dcpSNpg2D5Rr0NurcDrMWg): “Do the cartels that smuggle humans call Florida or Texas before illegal immigrants wash up on our shores or cross over the border? Welcome to being a state on the Southern border, Massachusetts.” People who were placing a burden, as they saw it, on public resources.” You might get a kick out of cruelty, but we don’t, and this is helping no one.” Annoyed by the “ That echoes what residents and state officials in Illinois, New York and Washington, D.C., have said upon receiving the human beings Abbott and DeSantis are treating as props. We are going to take care of these people.” Again, we can agree America’s immigration system stinks, desperately needs to be reformed, and isn’t getting the serious attention it deserves from either party. We need to stop it.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/09/15/hate-crimes-surge-threat-american-democracy/10376225002/)

If the Florida governor hoped to spur anti-immigrant sentiment, he failed. The Vineyard has welcomed immigrants for years.

immigration buckles amid COVID](https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-08-04/la-na-pol-backlogs-immigration-system) Texas sent them to the vice president’s home](https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-09-15/migrants-vice-president-harris-residence) On Thursday, two buses from Texas dropped 101 migrants from Colombia, Venezuela and other countries [near Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence](https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-09-15/migrants-vice-president-harris-residence). [according to the Boston Globe,](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/09/nation/ron-desantis-attend-fundraiser-nantucket-tuesday/) the Florida governor was scheduled to be the featured speaker at a $5,000-a-couple fundraiser sponsored by hedge fund owners on Nantucket. Now, he’s an entrepreneur](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-15/10-years-ago-this-immigrant-didnt-qualify-for-daca-protection-now-hes-an-entrepreneur) So many volunteers rushed the church with toys, clothes, bedding and other supplies that the police finally pleaded for a stop to keep traffic flowing. The Islanders Talk page on Facebook exploded with offers to help, and donations poured into a Community Services fund. Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona have bused about 10,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., since April, overwhelming services so badly that last week District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser In any case, islanders more than met the DeSantis challenge. [according to Edgartown Police Chief Bruce McNamee](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1123109768/migrants-sent-to-marthas-vineyard). More than 12% of the 17,000 full-time residents are foreign born, according to the 2020 census. In recent months, DeSantis — who attended Yale and Harvard Law — has publicly mocked the Vineyard as a symbol of Democratic elitism.

The day after Florida took credit for sending two planeloads of undocumented immigrants to Martha's Vineyard, Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested the flights were ...

“It says something to the effect of, and it’s from Christ, ‘What you do to the least among us, you’re doing to me,’ and that’s what he’s doing to the least among us,” Crist said. “There’s a legal way of doing this and for managing migrants,” Jean-Pierre said. “When you are this inhumane, in how you treat human beings, you’re not qualified to be governor of anything,” Crist said during a Thursday news conference. ″We love that they’re here, and I guess what we’re doing is making a political statement back at Ron DeSantis,” he told the paper. “This is a community rallying to support immigrants children and families. And this is how he responds to it?” The flights were billed as part of a new program to “remove” illegal immigrants from Florida, one created by lawmakers supporting DeSantis’ hard-line stance on immigration. Under the Legislature-approved program, the state can contract with private transportation companies to bus people to other parts of the country. Greg Abbott has touted “Operation Lone Star,” busing thousands of undocumented migrants voluntarily to sanctuary cities. Republicans have long decried so-called “sanctuary” cities such as New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., where local police are limited in how they can help federal immigration authorities. The day after Florida took credit for sending two planeloads of undocumented immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Gov. Martha’s Vineyard is an island south of Cape Cod, popular for summer vacations for rich elites and accessible only by plane or ferry.

The moneyed summer resort became an unlikely arena in the fight over illegal immigration. Republican states have bused thousands of migrants to New York and ...

“There are literally no jobs in the winter, and there is no affordable housing on Martha’s Vineyard,” Ms. “The bulk of people that work a lower- to middle-income job live off island and commute.” Among the volunteers was Sergio Racig, a property manager who went to the church to help translate. Andrew’s had decided to take in the migrants for the night after learning that they had nowhere to go. “Fifty people with no homes is an overwhelming number for the size of the community,” she said. The migrants are also arriving just at the end of the summer season, when seasonal work has ended. A parishioner had reached out to him, knowing that the church helps house homeless people in the winter. He cited the emergency shelter and medical care needed by the 500 migrants who have been shipped on buses from Texas to Chicago. Pritzker said in a statement. Migrants said they had started the day in San Antonio, but it was the Florida governor’s office that took responsibility. The migrants appear to mostly be from Venezuela, State Representative Dylan Fernandes said. “It’s been three months since I put on a new pair of pants.

The Vineyard, known as a playground for the Obamas and celebrities, is kept afloat by workers for whom America's housing crisis is not an eventuality.

In the hours after roughly 50 migrants touched down on Martha's Vineyard in two planes sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the island's community -- still ...

"The needs are diverse and financial support would best facilitate a lot of those diversities." "We've been through Covid, we've been through hurricanes, we've been through this, we've been through a lot of things imaginable for a small community and every one of those we've risen up as the Vineyard, cause we're resilient," Hagerty said. The town is no stranger to large population influxes. [called the actions](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/white-house-republican-governors-migrants/index.html) different things, so much so that we've had to relocated that donation drop-off spot to the fire department," Edgartown, Massachusetts, town administrator James Hagerty told CNN Wednesday. [Biden administration's policies at the southern border.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/white-house-republican-governors-migrants/index.html)

Residents across Martha's Vineyard say they were scrambling to care for the nearly 50 immigrants, who arrived without warning at the local airport.

In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for Gov. Three migrants separately described to NPR how they were lured onto the plane with promises of help getting work. A woman, who he and other migrants identified only as Perla, approached them outside the shelter. and they would have housing," Folcarelli told the AP. "There is a lot of concern. The flights, which originated in San Antonio, Texas, were paid for by Florida Gov.

THE POLITICS OF IMMIGRATION — Republican governors shuttling migrants north in protest of President Joe Biden's immigration policies have largely succeeded ...

… In the eyes of Washington Democrats, no open seat in New England is more at risk of flipping to Republicans than Rhode Island’s 2nd District.” This measure is similar to Salem’s ‘Sanctuary for Peace’ ordinance of 2017 that formalized a commitment to protect undocumented residents into city law." … The budget gap, based on different ridership scenarios, could be anywhere between $236 million and $421 million in FY24, a number that could grow to more than $550 million in four years, according to the presentation.” Walsh said Thursday that he knew ‘this had to be resolved’ or the American economy would face devastating consequences.” It brings the total number of monkeypox cases in the state to 364 since the state’s first case was announced in mid-May.” The changes, which were recommended by Baker, also eliminated $80 per month parole fees and a $5 per month victim services surcharge that probationers were required to pay. Ron DeSantis’ move to send a group of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard is being used as a rally cry by Texas Gov. Sunday on WBZ’s “Keller @ Large.” AG hopeful Andrea Campbell is on WCVB’s “On the Record” at 11 a.m. THIS WEEKEND — Steve Crawford of Fair Share for Massachusetts and Jim Stergios of the Pioneer Institute debate the Fair Share Amendment ballot question at 8:30 a.m. “Exploiting vulnerable people for political stunts is repulsive and cruel,” Sen. He sent an email to supporters that included a graphic of DeSantis and a quote from his spokesperson claiming that Massachusetts and other blue states have been “incentivizing illegal immigration.” He applauded locals who “sprang into action to address the situation as it unfolded,” while also pledging to be “tough on the issue of illegal immigration” as governor. [asking the Department of Justice to investigate](https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1570494973241610240?s=20&t=WWjLObFx43cT2IqaAicFXg) whether GOP Florida Gov.

The roughly 50 migrants who were sent by plane to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts by Florida's governor this week will be transported to a military base ...

The migrants were flown to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, sent by Florida Gov. Baker lauded a temporary shelter that the Martha’s Vineyard community set up for the migrants in “a moment of urgent need.” The migrants “will be housed in dormitory-style spaces at JBCC, with separate spaces accommodating both individuals and families,” and families will not be separated, the release reads.

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on the orders of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be moved Friday to housing on a military base ...

But the latest surprise moves — which included two flights to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday paid for by Florida — reached a new level of political theater that critics derided as inhumane. Joint Base Cape Cod contains facilities for the U.S. ” The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency will coordinate efforts to help the migrants. The Republican governor said the move to the mainland would be voluntary. Ron DeSantis will be moved Friday to housing on a military base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts Gov.

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on the orders of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be moved Friday to housing on a military b...

“These Democrat elites are absolute hypocrites, and now their hypocrisy is on full display for the entire nation,” spokeswoman Renae Eze said Thursday. “I think the governor from Texas is the one that made it a very strong political statement where it’s just busing people ... The city of El Paso, Texas, has sent at least 1,135 migrants on 28 buses to New York since Aug. And this means that we’ve got to provide shelter for them.” The first migrants arrived at Chicago’s Union Station from Texas on Aug. Arizona has bused more than 1,800 migrants to Washington since May, but has kept officials on the receiving end well-informed of their plans. “We at least want to know that so that we can best help people as they arrive.” On Friday, the migrants were being moved voluntarily to a military base on nearby Cape Cod. It has also bused about 2,200 to New York and [300 to Chicago](https://apnews.com/article/biden-chicago-united-states-lori-lightfoot-immigration-9ceb1032b1fef2c9ff20e45351a35c14). Charlie Baker, a Republican, said he would activate up to 125 National Guard members to assist the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. DeSantis took from the playbook of a fellow Republican, Texas Gov. Others were ordered to report to immigration authorities in two weeks to three months in cities including Philadelphia and Washington.

Tricked by white supremacists with promises of work and housing, Black families were dropped in Cape Cod with nothing. Sound familiar?

In the 1960s, the buses were funded by anonymous people donating to private segregationist groups. DeSantis has not said how the flights he arranged to Martha’s Vineyard were funded, but Tex. Greg Abbott (R) has used state resources and donations for the buses. Days later, disembarking with her eight children, she had little idea where she was, that a president had a family compound down the road, or that she was a “pawn,” as locals told the New York Times, in a political stunt. The welcome was not universal. Then, as now in Cape Cod, many residents of Hyannis met the riders with open arms. He urged residents to “show understanding and compassion.” Racist White neighbors resented their presence in public schools and harassed them. Ron DeSantis ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2022/09/16/migrants-desantis-marthas-vineyard/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4)(R). [Martha’s Vineyard](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/16/marthas-vineyard-housing-rentals-crisis/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4) — a resort island off Cape Cod where former president Barack Obama has a home — courtesy of a flight arranged by [Florida Gov. “The only way to meet such cruelty is by wisdom and love,” Episcopal Bishop Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. Eliza Davis was bewildered the day she arrived in a wealthy tourist town on Cape Cod.