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Gov. Ron DeSantis claims credit for sending 2 planes carrying migrants to Marthas Vineyard in Massachusetts

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By Amy Simonson

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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is claiming credit for sending two planes carrying migrants to Marthas Vineyard in Massachusetts Wednesday, according to a statement emailed to CNN by his office.

Florida can confirm the two planes with illegal immigrants that arrived in Marthas Vineyard today were part of the states relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations, the statement said.

States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as sanctuary states and support for the Biden Administrations open border policies.

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At least 140 asylum seekers arrived in New York Sunday on buses in what the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs is calling the largest single-day arrival of migrants from Texas, according to a spokesperson.

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An estimated 50 migrants arrived on Marthas Vineyard Wednesday on two planes, according to Massachusetts state Sen. Julian Cyr, a Democrat who represents Marthas Vineyard. The two planes arrived just after 3 p.m., Cyr said, and white vans took the migrants to Marthas Vineyard Community Services.

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