Texas sheriff will investigate Florida flying Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard

[demmiblue]

Source: Miami Herald

Authorities in Texas have opened a criminal investigation into Gov. Ron DeSantis’ operation to fly roughly 50 Venezuela migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a news release Monday that his office is investigating whether the migrants were the victims of a crime.

“The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into the migrants that were lured from the Migrant Resource Center, located in Bexar County, TX, and flown to Florida, where they were ultimately left to fend for themselves in Martha’s Vineyard, MA,” said Salazar, referring to an aid center for migrants in San Antonio, which is in Bexar County.

Salazar said his office was working with private attorneys for the migrants, as well as advocacy groups.


Read more: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article266044016.html

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[Botany]

1. Sheriff Salazar says the asylum seekers were here LEGALLY and LURED away.

n/t

[elleng]

2. I'd laugh, if I could.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

8. Why would you laugh at a Democratic Sheriff investigating DeSantis?

Or just making assumptions without reading?

[LeftInTX]

13. He's probably gonna to try to find who "Perla" is

That's his jurisdiction.

However, it's a start. Perla likely committed a crime and I would not be surprised if she hasn't been involved with other human trafficking stuff. DeSantis got her from somewhere....-

Then, we may find out if DeSantis and Abbott are colluding with human trafficking rings...

[dchill]

17. I'd bet DeSantis knows who "Perla" is...

...and possibly has known her for years. Staff member?

[LeftInTX]

21. Salazar said he was heard a few names

The fact is, there are lots of human traffickers who meet with migrants. We just don't hear about them. They offer them "work"...Often it is work, like housekeeping or odd jobs. The migrants go with them. It's sad. But immigration like this is sort of a "no man's land".

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. He's a Democrat who won by 61 percent last election,.

Good for him.

[Torchlight]

4. Javier Salazar is a Democrat

and won his last election 61% to 38%. Bexar County is blue (58% voted Dem, 40% for GOP in last presidential election). All other things being equal, I lean towards thinking this is a serious inquiry/investigation.

[groundloop]

15. Thanks for clarifying. I was skeptical at first......

after all this IS a Texas law enforcement official, but this information gives me a bit of hope that the truth will come out.

ALSO, I'm sure there must have been some federal crimes committed seeing as how those people (kidnap victims) were transported across state lines. Hopefully the DOJ will be filing charges soon.

[Jarqui]

19. I was too. Thanks to those who clarified. ..nt

[ificandream]

5. As the late Arte Johnson used to say, "Ved-d-d-d-d-d-dy interesting."

I hope this is a meaningful investigation.

[LeftInTX]

6. Good!

I hope McDonald's kept video cams. They need to find who this "Perla" is

[modrepub]

11. Turnabout Is Fair Play

I'm referring to the Constitutional Sheriff folks out there who like to threatened Democrats.

[LeftInTX]

12. Sheriff Salazar is a Democrat

He is likely limited to investigating local crime and not federal
However, this "Perla" woman told lies to migrants and lured them to a motel.
The sheriff does do some immigration stuff, so he knows the law.

This is his jurisdiction.

He's not going to bust DeSantis and Abbott, however, but he can ID this Perla woman who they can then connect to......

[LeftInTX]

14. Non paywall:

https://www.kansascity.com/latest-news/article266044016.html

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Washington Post-Texas sheriff to investigate DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard

I am glad that this crime is being investigated by the Bexar County Sheriff's office

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/19/desantis-migrant-flights-texas-sheriff/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=twitter

A Texas sheriff will investigate the flights arranged by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to transport dozens of Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, allegedly after making false promises of work and other services.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office announced that it had opened an investigation into last week’s incident, in which migrants were “lured from the Migrant Resource Center” in their county — which covers greater San Antonio — and flown to Florida and later on to Martha’s Vineyard, where they were “left to fend for themselves.”

“Additionally, we are working with private attorneys who are representing the victims, as well as advocacy organizations regarding this incident,” Sheriff Javier Salazar (D) said in a statement. “We are also preparing to work with any federal agencies that have concurrent jurisdiction, should the need arise.”

DeSantis surprised federal and state officials on Wednesday by sending migrants who recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to the affluent Massachusetts resort island. The move is part of an ongoing campaign by DeSantis and other Republican governors in Texas and Arizona to send migrants to Democrat-heavy cities such as Washington, New York and Chicago to publicize soaring numbers of crossings this year on the southern border......

Democrats and immigration advocates decried the incident as a political stunt; the White House slammed DeSantis and other Republican governors “using migrants as political pawns” as “shameful ... reckless and just plain wrong.”

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Bexar County Sheriff announces he has opened a criminal investigation

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[Marcuse]

20. DeSantis is probably trying to get Abbott to fire the Sheriff.

[LeftInTX]

22. He can't and he won't

The Sheriff is pretty popular and he does help Abbott with immigration stuff.

Remember the horrific trailer deaths in June?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_San_Antonio_migrant_deaths

[hamsterjill]

24. We gotta vote for Sakai!

If DeBerry gets in, she will go after Salazar. She seems to have it in for him.

[LeftInTX]

25. I know!

[onecaliberal]

23. How hard can it be to find a picture of Desatans COS.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. Lock him up!!!!!

[Bengus81]

27. Federal government needs to be in this. Transporting over State lines

This should be investigated to the HILT

[Maeve]

28. GOOD!!!

Those poor people were treated badly and put at risk of legal jeopardy for a freaking political STUNT!!!

Go get 'em, sheriff!!!