Two planes carrying about 50 migrants primarily from Venezuela, sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, arrived unexpectedly and without advance notice at an airport on Martha’s Vineyard on Thursday, sending local officials into a scramble to make accommodations and deploy resources to help.
In an apparent political stunt meant to highlight the crisis at the southern border, DeSantis claimed responsibility for the relocation, calling out President Joe Biden and justifying the move on the basis of Massachusetts’ status as a “sanctuary state.”
