Martha's Vineyard

A plane carrying approximately 48 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia landed unexpectedly at Martha's Vineyard Airport Wednesday afternoon.

“That can be decided by the federal authorities," he said. Andrew’s Church, said the migrants were pawns in an political game. Chief Searle said local officials were not concerned about the immigration status of the migrants. “We are all kind of piecing the story together,” said schools superintendent Richie Smith. “It’s a humanitarian issue,"said Oak Bluffs Police Chief Jonathan Searle. “Just like the reverse freedom rides in the 1960s, this endeavor is a cruel ruse that is manipulating families who are seeking a better life,” Senator Cyr said. The migrants were later transported by bus to St. And that’s pretty remarkable, that that’s happening. “We came here because of the situation in our country, for the economy, for work, for lots of things. Dylan Fernandes, who joined the relief effort at St. Children were playing with chalk on the sidewalk outside. There a refugee association put us in a plane and told us there would be work and housing here.

A video provided to Fox News Digital shows the migrants deboarding the planes at Martha's Vineyard Airport in Massachusetts. "Yes, Florida can confirm the two ...

southern border is "secure" while administration officials estimate an average of 55,000 so-called "gotaways" each month — illegal immigrants who successfully make it into the country without being detained. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products) Arizona has also sent buses to Washington. "At this time, short-term shelter services are being provided by local officials, and the Administration will continue to support those efforts." The office of Massachusetts Gov. [began sending thousands](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-sends-thousands-migrants-sanctuary-cities-liberal-mayors-scramble-respond) of illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C., in April as the migrant crisis overwhelmed border states.

The Republican has said Floridians shouldn't be responsible for subsidizing costs of living for undocumented migrants.

[New York](https://www.axios.com/2022/08/31/texas-cost-migrants-new-york-washington-dc)and [Chicago](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/09/06/migrants-busing-chicago). - "We are a community & nation that is stronger because of immigrants," he added. Greg Abbott (R) in sending migrants to [Massachusetts weighing potential plans for Texas migrant buses](https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2022/09/14/massachussetts-texas-migrant-buses) [over 7,600 migrants to D.C.](https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/09/08/dc-declares-emergency-migrant-bussing), which declared a [public emergency](https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/09/08/dc-declares-emergency-migrant-bussing) last week. [plans for potential Texas migrants](https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2022/09/14/massachussetts-texas-migrant-buses)prior to DeSantis' move on Wednesday. [have also geared up](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/texas-greg-abbott-buses-immigrants-dc-chicago)for the possibility of becoming Texas' next target. [reports](https://www.mvtimes.com/2022/09/14/migrant-workers-land-vineyard-via-texas/). Ron DeSantis (R) sent two planes of undocumented migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts on Wednesday, joining Texas Gov. [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/us/desantis-florida-migrants-marthas-vineyard.html)reports. [WCVB-TV notes](https://www.wcvb.com/article/migrants-arrive-marthas-vineyard-massachusetts-charter-flights-florida/41220505#). [Politics & Policy](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy)

A group 50 Venezuelan migrants, some of them children, landed on Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday. The migrants arrived by plane at Martha's Vineyard Airport.

“I’m a little unclear about the situation, as is everybody because everybody is scrambling a bit.” Greg Abbott have also made public comments suggesting that immigrants crossing the border into Texas should be shipped to blue states and have even mentioned Martha’s Vineyard because it is the summer residence of former President Barack Obama. “We understand that perhaps two more planes are coming with perhaps 50 or more people coming,” she said, saying she has been receiving “furious texts” while the meeting was happening. “We’re going to take care of you,” Ogden said and his words were translated to the gathered crowd. “Texas, Florida, and Alabama have begun flying planes with immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and dropping them off and leaving.” Rand told the board about the 50 immigrants who have already arrived on the Island, who she said will be heading to St. Andrews Church where they will get a dinner of pizza from Edgartown Pizza and spend the night. “These governors or whoever it is, all they care about is scoring some political points on Tucker Carlson and Fox News and the fact that they are using human lives — women, children, men — as pawns in that and just really abusing these people dropping them off in a place where they don’t know where they are with no food and water just to be able to get in Tucker Carlson and Fox News’s good graces is disgusting. “The Baker-Polito Administration is in touch with local officials regarding the arrival of migrants in Martha’s Vineyard. The Times was told that the refugees arrived via Texas, but the situation has been fluid and there has been a lot of confusion surrounding today’s events. The Times was told it was a “company” that organized the flights providing individuals with some cell phone numbers before departing. According to Geoff Freeman, airport director at Martha’s Vineyard Airport, the name of the charter was Ultra Air Charters.

Un grupo de inmigrantes venezolanos fueron dejados en avión en la isla de Martha's Vineyard en Massachusetts el miércoles en la tarde, según funcionarios...

En este momento, los servicios de refugio a corto plazo están siendo proporcionados por funcionarios locales y la Administración continuará apoyando esos esfuerzos”. En un comunicado, la oficina de DeSantis dijo que “estados como Massachusetts, Nueva York y California facilitarán mejor el cuidado de estas personas a las que han invitado a nuestro país al incentivar la inmigración ilegal a través de su designación como "estados santuario" y el apoyo a las políticas de fronteras abiertas de la Administración Biden." La Administración Baker-Polito dijo que “está en contacto con los funcionarios locales con respecto a la llegada de migrantes a Martha’s Vineyard.

Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for flying the immigrants to the island, according to a statement sent to MassLive. DeSantis sent two planes of immigrants as part ...

He said the island “jumped into action” to put together 50 beds, making sure everyone had a meal, providing a play area for children, healthcare resources, and other supports. DeSantis sent two planes of immigrants as part of “the state’s relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” the statement said. In a statement to MassLive, Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for flying the immigrants to the island, according to a statement sent to MassLive. Islanders were given no notice but are coming together as a community to support them.” They say they were told they would be given housing and jobs.

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.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, following through on his promise to transport undocumented immigrants to other states, on Wednesday sent two ...

Instead his office told media that it was in touch with local officials and would support efforts to assist the new arrivals. (Texas has itself been busing migrants to Washington, D.C., New York City and Chicago.) One Martha’s Vineyard news organization suggested that many of those who had arrived were migrants who had come to the U.S. Democrats in both Massachusetts and Florida denounced the move. But the governor’s office quickly confirmed that yes, Florida was responsible for sending them there. The news jolted the Massachusetts resort area known for being an enclave of the wealthy and powerful, including former President Barack Obama. Early on, he had also suggested he would send some to 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.

The Florida governor's action is an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” a spokesman said.

Arizona Gov. Texas Gov. We are a community that comes together to support immigrants." 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. While DeSantis' office didn't elaborate on their legal status, many migrants who cross the border illegally from Mexico are temporarily shielded from deportation after being freed by U.S. - Massachusetts' Gov.

Martha's Vineyard es una isla exclusiva en el estado de Massachussets, que durante años ha "encantado a aquellos que llegan" con "playas prístinas, ...

Una tienda de regalos se cierra y emerge una tienda de surf. Urbanistas endurecidos se detienen y admiran un arbusto de ciruelo de playa". "Cierra una charcutería y abre una tienda. "Se respetan los límites de velocidad. Y es conocido como el lugar de retiro de expresidentes, ricos y famosos. También hay transporte diario en ferris, pues aunque solo son unos 10 km desde el continente, [con un viaje de unos 45 minutos](http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/18/between.seasons.marthas.vineyard/index.html), hay una "marcada ausencia de autopistas, centros comerciales y el estrés de la ciudad". Comprar una caja de té puede ser la pieza central de toda una tarde. Un lugar exclusivo al que "El frenesí de los ruidos metálicos, el bullicio y los portazos del continente se desvanece", [solo se puede llegar a través de ferris y avión](https://www.mvy.com/gethere.html). [según la página web](https://mvol.com/about-mv/) de la isla.

El gobernador de Florida ha enviado a un grupo de inmigrantes ilegales fuera de su estado y a uno que él llama un destino santuario.

“Puedo confirmar que los dos aviones con inmigrantes ilegales que llegaron a Martha’s Vineyard hoy fueron parte del programa de reubicación del estado para transportar a inmigrantes ilegales a destinos santuario. “El programa de reubicación de inmigración de Florida se dirige a los traficantes de personas que se encuentran en Florida y evita que otros entren”. Este transporte de inmigrantes se produce después de que la Legislatura de Florida aprobara $12 millones para un programa para facilitar la remoción y reubicación de inmigrantes indocumentados en estados santuario.