Migrant flights to California were organized by Florida; advocates claim they were misled
Florida officials confirmed on Tuesday that they organized two flights carrying migrants from Texas to California in recent days Florida officials confirmed on Tuesday that they organized two flights carrying migrants from Texas to California in recent days. It's the latest example of a controversial strategy under Gov. Ron DeSantis, who says he wants to spotlight what he calls the failures of southern border policies -- as migrant advocates say he is exploiting vulnerable people for political ends. State officials in Florida insist they are helping safely send migrants where they want to go, not deceiving them. Community leaders and officials in California say that 36 immigrants in total have been flown from Texas to Sacramento since Friday. Approximately 20 migrants arrived on a flight on Monday and another group of about 16 landed three days earlier. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Sacramento Area Congregations Together (ACT), a community group, gave an overview of what the migr...