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Biden outraged as Texas, Florida governors displace migrants across country

Venezuelan migrants stand outside St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA, September 14, 2022. © Ray Ewing/Vinyard Gazette, via Reuters

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took credit Thursday for sending two planeloads of undocumented Venezuelans from Texas to wealthy Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, as Republicans play up immigration issues before November midterm elections.

Around 50 of the migrants, including children, landed Wednesday on the island, where Democratic presidents from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton have summered, and former president Barack Obama owns an estate.

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