A Texas sheriff has proven that an immigrant flown into Massachusetts from Texas was a victim of crime and eligible for special visa privileges.
Sheriff Javier Salazar of Bexar County, Texas, said Thursday that he has submitted certificates designating dozens of immigrants who flew to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas as victims of crime.
“Based on allegations that immigrants were transferred from Bexar County under false pretexts, we are investigating this incident as a possible wrongful detention,” Salazar said in a statement.
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“We filed the documents through the federal system and made them available to immigrants as witnesses during the investigation.”
The certification can be used to seek special visas available only to noncitizen victims and witnesses of crimes, immigration lawyers in the area said.
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In September, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent 48 immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, a gorgeous beach town off the coast of Massachusetts, where he was accused of “human trafficking” by Democrats and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Salazar previously announced the opening of a criminal investigation into flights from Texas.
But Salazar is not alone. DeSantis’ zeal to move illegal immigrants to the more liberal “sanctuary cities” of the Northern states has drawn the ire of political opponents at all levels of government.
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The Treasury Department’s inspector general confirmed in a letter to Democratic lawmakers that the agency plans to audit whether spending on Florida flights was inappropriate.
Lawmakers have called on the Treasury Department to investigate whether states misused funds from the U.S. Bailout Plan. Immigration flights to Martha’s Vineyard It received widespread media attention in Massachusetts.
Approved by the Florida Legislature $12 million immigration program funded with interest income from federal Coronavirus State Financial Recovery Fund, according to documents.
Fox News’ Aubrie Spady contributed to this report.