Florida and Texas continue in the migrant export business to other states….
The movement has cost some state’s hundreds of million of dollars…..
The situation comes up in the media from time to time as Republican Governor’s use the bus and air trips to harass Democrats and President Biden on immigration policy….
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) doubled down on possible legal charges against Florida officials over the two recent flights of migrants sent from there.
Newsom told Politico in an interview on Tuesday that at least some of the migrants who were flown to the state capital of Sacramento appear to have been misled and sent under false pretenses. He rejected the Florida state government’s insistence that the migrants all traveled voluntarily.
“When you have the smoking gun, which is the paperwork in hand that everyone hands over to you, it’s pretty self-evident,” he said.
Newsom’s declaration came after California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said that Florida appeared to be responsible for a private plane of South American migrants that arrived last week “with no prior arrangement or care in place.” A second flight of asylum-seekers arrivedon Monday.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management confirmed on Tuesday that it was responsible for the flights.
“From left-leaning mayors in El Paso, Texas, and Denver, Colorado, the relocation of those illegally crossing the United States border is not new,” spokesperson Alecia Collins told The Hill. “But suddenly, when Florida sends illegal aliens to a sanctuary city, it’s false imprisonment and kidnapping.”
Bonta said after the flights landed that California was conducting an investigation and considering any criminal charges of civil action that might be taken. He said the flights might be instances of “state-sanctioned kidnapping.”….
It’s personal between Newsom and DeSantis?
The long-running rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is reaching a boiling point.
Newsom went after DeSantis on Monday after more than a dozen migrants from the Texas border were flown to Sacramento, Calif. He called the Florida governor a “small, pathetic man” and suggested that Florida officials could face kidnapping charges for their involvement in the stunt.
It’s not the first feud between the two governors, who are seen as rising stars within their respective parties. Newsom and DeSantis have traded barbs for well over a year, and DeSantis has made Newsom — and the deep-blue state he leads — a key foil of his conservative political brand.
“Newsom is catnip for conservatives. He’s the polar opposite of Gov. DeSantis,” said Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor who’s backing DeSantis’s presidential bid, adding that “Newsom’s progressive agenda has turned California into a woke paradise where no one wants to live.”
“Newsom can’t help but respond to DeSantis’s provocations, which is exactly what DeSantis wants,” Eberhart continued. “He’s the perfect foil for Gov. DeSantis.” ….
“At this time, the case is being reviewed by the DA’s office. Once an update is available, it will be provided to the public,” said Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia, a department spokesman. “We’re not naming the suspect at this time or the amount of charges that are being filed.”
Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe D. Gonzales released a statement about the recommendation on Tuesday, saying that convincing a jury that a crime has been committed beyond a reasonable doubt “may be lengthy and labor-intensive under the best of circumstances.”….
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