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On wealthy Martha's Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety
Read full article: On wealthy Martha's Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safetyHigh housing costs on Martha’s Vineyard are forcing many regular workers to leave and threatening public safety.
$10 million migrant transport bill takes step forward in Florida Legislature
Read full article: $10 million migrant transport bill takes step forward in Florida LegislatureA bill, which would spend 10 million taxpayer dollars to create a Florida program to transport migrants, has moved forward in the Legislature.
Last of migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard to leave shelter
Read full article: Last of migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard to leave shelterThe Massachusetts' governor's office says the last of dozens of migrants shipped to Martha’s Vineyard last month are set to depart temporary shelter at a military base on Cape Cod for transitional housing by the end of the weekend.
Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified
Read full article: Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identifiedThe mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio has been identified by several media outlets as Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and U.S. Army counterintelligence agent living in Tampa.
Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha's Vineyard flights
Read full article: Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha's Vineyard flightsVenezuelan migrants flown from San Antonio to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard have sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme” to relocate them.
Texas sheriff opens investigation into DeSantis’ migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard
Read full article: Texas sheriff opens investigation into DeSantis’ migrant flight to Martha’s VineyardA Texas sheriff has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly a group of migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard, his agency tweeted Monday evening.
EXPLAINER: Bused, flown migrants can live in US -- for now
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Bused, flown migrants can live in US -- for nowRepublican 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.
Cruel or harmless? Pastors mixed on GOP migrant transports
Read full article: Cruel or harmless? Pastors mixed on GOP migrant transportsAs Republican governors ramp up their transports of migrants to Democratic-run jurisdictions, the practice is getting a mixed reaction from Christian faith leaders — many of whom, especially evangelicals, have supported GOP candidates by large numbers in recent elections.
Florida, Texas escalate flights, buses to move migrants
Read full article: Florida, Texas escalate flights, buses to move migrantsRepublican governors are escalating their practice of sending migrants without advance warning to Democratic strongholds, including a wealthy summer enclave in Massachusetts and the Washington, D.