GOP officials made fake 'official-looking' brochure advertising refugee benefits for migrants in Venezuella and Mexico
GOP officials made fake 'official-looking' brochure advertising refugee benefits for migrants in Venezuella and Mexico Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP Migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. Migrants were made to believe that they would receive refugee benefits upon arrival, lawsuit says. They received "official-looking materials" including a brochure "manufactured" by Florida officials. Florida officials and agencies used several tactics to lure migrants on a chartered flight to Martha's Vineyard, including making a fake brochure that purports refugee benefits, according to a class-action lawsuit . On September 14, 50 migrants, most of whom were from Venezuela, were flown in two chartered planes from Texas to Martha's Vineyard as part of a political stunt by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to criticize border policies under the Biden administration. Now, a group of those migrants is taking ac...