The migrants flown to the island of Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were moved to a temporary shelter in a neighboring Massachusetts county. They weren’t removed from the U.S.
that when immigrants are released at the border, they don't enter state custody. While they await their immigration case hearings, many immigrants receive shelter from nonprofit organizations or travel to other states and cities within the U.S. where they have friends or family.
As of Sept. 19, some of the migrants had left Joint Base Cape Cod for New York City, where they had relatives or friends waiting, the local NPR stationDespite the post’s claim, there’s no indication that government officials in Massachusetts or Dukes County, where Martha’s Vineyard is located, declared a"humanitarian crisis" because of the migrants’ arrival.from the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce provided"an update on current humanitarian crisis on Martha’s Vineyard.
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