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Venezuelan migrants deceitfully taken to Martha's Vineyard from Texas could get U.S. visas as compensation

The event took place in 2022. They could get the benefit as a result of being "victims of crime"

Latin Times · Apr 23, 2024

Ron DeSantis' Martha's Vineyard Stunt Might Help Migrants Stay in the U.S. on Special Visas

A Texas sheriff has certified that the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were the victims of a crime, which helps clear the way for them to apply for U visas.

Reason · Oct 14, 2022

DeSantis migrant stunt backfires

The move clears a pathway for them to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise wouldn't get

Salon · Oct 14, 2022

The Lazy Stoner Trope Is a Myth, Say Marijuana Researchers

Plus: giving migrants false addresses, regulating podcasts, and more...

Reason · Sep 19, 2022

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard moving to US military base

White House condemns transfer of 50 Venezuelan migrants to wealthy US island as ‘cruel stunt’ by Republicans.

Al Jazeera · Sep 16, 2022

‘Sadistic lie.’ Venezuelans flown to Martha’s Vineyard search for a way off the island

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. — Standing on a cobblestone sidewalk in a touristy downtown neighborhood of this island thousands of miles from his native Venezuela, a young man used a cellphone Thursday night to record a message to Florida’s governor.

Miami Herald · Sep 16, 2022