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The roughly four dozen migrants that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis helped fly from Texas to Martha's Vineyard about a year and a half ago have been granted legal designations due to the Republican's crimes against the "victims."

On September 14, 2022, DeSantis emulated immigration policies enforced by Texas Governor Greg Abbott—who has become known for busing migrants to liberal, sanctuary cities like New York and Chicago—and sent two planes of about 50 migrants, including children, from San Antonio to the small, liberal island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Critics of DeSantis said that sending the migrants, mostly from Venezuela, to the popular vacationing spot was a political stunt that cost Florida taxpayers about $615,000 in total, or about $12,300 per migrant paid out of a $12 million fund to relocate unauthorized immigrants from Florida. Days after they touched down, the migrants—aided by civil rights attorneys—filed a class action lawsuit demanding financial compensation for "economic, emotional and constitutional harms."

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 7 months ago

To be clear, the thing that specifically makes them victims is that they were lied to that the place they were being sent to was set up to receive them. Instead, many were dropped off in the middle of the night with nowhere to go.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I'm not sure why the word victims is in quotes. That seems like an accurate description to me.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago

Because Newsweek is "news".

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think it could be that this is a legal distinction


as in, they are victims not just in a colloquial sense but also "victims" in this sense:

The migrants applied for U nonimmigrant status (or a U visa), described by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as a visa "set aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity."

But yeah, it reads a bit funny.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It reads funny, and Newsweek knew that.

That's the point. Another drop for Newsweek down the well of enshittified garbage clicks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I suspect that it's citing a term in the appropriate law, essentially saying that the law says that they are victims.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I think it could be that this is a legal distinction


as in, they are victims not just in a colloquial sense but also "victims" in this sense:

The migrants applied for U nonimmigrant status (or a U visa), described by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as a visa "set aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity."

But yeah, it reads a bit funny.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago

I think its funny that desantis is fast tracking their citizenship.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Will DeSantis be prosecuted for these crimes? Seems like America struggles with justice when it comes to right-wing, white assholes.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

DuhSantis is the asshole of assholes in the south.