Ron DeSantis' (R) bid to transport migrants last month may have gone beyond the extent of an original program designed by the state, the Washington Post reports from new state records. The state program did not mention the potential of transporting migrants from Texas, the Post notes from records released by the Florida Department of Transportation and the governor’s office. The state records also show that Florida paid Vertol Systems, an Oregon-based charter airline company, $615,000 for the September flights to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. DeSantis has defended his controversial program, saying: "Most of them are intending to come to Florida," the Post reports. Go deeper... Where GOP governors are transporting migrants

Source: Washington Post October 10, 2022 23:12 UTC