"Where the MV migrants are now

By LISA KASHINSKY 10/05/2022 07:20 AM EDT

MOVE-OUT DAY(S) — GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sparked a political
firestorm when he chartered two planes to bring migrants from Texas to
Martha's Vineyard. Three weeks later, the migrants are moving on.

Fourteen have already left Joint Base Cape Cod, where the primarily
Venezuelan migrants were given temporary shelter by the state. The
remaining 35, including families, are expected to follow by the end of
the weekend as their case managers finalize longer-term housing plans,
the Baker administration said Tuesday. At least two have left for New
York City, while others plan to stay in Massachusetts, people working
with the migrants tell Playbook.

Their arrival in September caught Martha’s Vineyard — and Massachusetts
— off guard. But the migrants are now leaving the military base with financial support from a fund coordinated by the nonprofit Martha’s
Vineyard Community Services. And they have lawyers who’ve volunteered to
help them navigate a labyrinthine immigration system, from mandated
check-ins to work authorizations that could take years to secure.

And a new development — The New York Times' identification of “Perla,” the mystery woman who solicited the migrants in San Antonio, as former
combat medic Perla Huerta — could be key to both the federal class
action lawsuit Lawyers for Civil Rights filed on behalf of the migrants
and in helping them qualify for a specific visa for victims of crimes.
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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2022/10/05/where-the-mv-migrants-are-now-00060427

I thought that last bit was particularly ironic. I'm not sure if
this qualifies as unintended consequences, but DeSaintless helped them
when he made them famous.

TB

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