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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

DeSantis’s team lured hungry migrants with $10 McDonald’s gift cards, lawsuit says

Ray Ewing/Vineyard Gazette 2022

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s team lured migrants with $10 McDonald’s gift certificates to gain their trust as part of a “scheme” to fly them to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas, a new federal lawsuit has alleged.

The lawsuit has been filed by Lawyers for Civil Rights, Boston, on behalf of a class of affected immigrants, including those stranded in Martha’s Vineyard, and Alianza Americas, a network of migrant-led organisations supporting immigrants.

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