So, did DeSantis commit a federal offense?

[Clash City Rocker]

“If a victim is moved across state lines during a kidnapping, it is a federal offense under federal kidnapping laws. Under the Lindbergh Law, or Federal Kidnapping Act, a kidnapping that involves the movement of a victim across state lines may be punishable by a prison term of up to 20 years.”

https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/kidnapping-lawyers.html

Is this not an example of kidnapping? Someone should be going to prison for this.

[JoeTheRat]

1. The question, to me, is actually enforcing it...

The big trick with the MAGA types is that they can get away with anything because no one enforces...

[Celerity]

3. Indeed. It is pretty unlikely anything happens to DeSantis I fear.

[JoeTheRat]

6. Just like Trump and what he's said...

[KS Toronado]

4. "the MAGA types" of Jan 6th didn't get away with everything

Some are even sitting in jail

[JoeTheRat]

5. The little people - those the courts see as expendable.

You're right -- but you know they had inside help.

[treestar]

2. They could squirm out of kidnapping

by saying the people consented to go. They did commit fraud in convincing them - that may fit in to the kidnapping definition.

[Native]

9. Here little girl - I have some candy for you in my car, just climb in!

[moondust]

11. ☝️☝️☝️

That's the comparison I've been thinking of.

[tinrobot]

10. They didn't consent to go to Martha's Vineyard

They were offered a trip somewhere else, and were falsely promised immigration help when they got there. Neither of those happened.

Legally, this could be considered kidnapping. It's also fraud.

[treestar]

14. Even if it is not kidnapping, it still could be a crime

the fraud is a crime.

[usonian]

7. Lindbergh Law, details in the fine print

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Kidnapping_Act

An Act forbidding the transportation of any person in interstate or foreign commerce, kidnapped, or otherwise unlawfully detained, and making such act a felony.



Unlawfully detained?

Now, about that Florida-Mexico border.

Working on it.

[Wingus Dingus]

8. Did they use Dept. Of Homeland security personnel or resources fraudulently?

Did they lie on forms, did they ignore immigration paperwork needed to transport these people? This is where to look.

[Sneederbunk]

12. For starters, find Perla and arrest her.

[Wingus Dingus]

13. Yes, if this story has any truth to it, it shouldn't be hard to find the people

involved in selecting these migrants and processing them for the flights. Security cameras, personal cellphone videos, signatures on paperwork. These migrants originated from somewhere--who are the American officials who had contact with them?