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Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue charter flight company
AP ^ | April 1, 2024

Posted on 04/01/2024 5:43:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard nearly two years ago by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue the charter flight company that transported them to the island off the Massachusetts coast, according to a ruling Monday by a federal judge in Boston.

The 50 Venezuelans were sent to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio, Texas, and had been promised work and housing opportunities.

Under Monday's ruling, the migrants can proceed with their suit against Florida-based Vertol Systems Co., which had agreed to fly them to the island for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

An email to the company seeking comment after the afternoon release of the ruling was not immediately returned.

Also named in the suit is DeSantis, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for president before dropping out in January.

The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts said in its ruling that it does not have jurisdiction over DeSantis in this case.

The court, however, found that the facts of the case “taken together, support an inference that Vertol and the other Defendants specifically targeted Plaintiffs because they were Latinx immigrants.”

The DeSantis administration noted that the judges' order dismissed the state defendants.

(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: allisondburroughs; bidenbordercrisis; desantis; dmassachusetts; florida; illegals; marthasvineyard; massachusetts; rondesantis
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1 posted on 04/01/2024 5:43:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

The evil ones hate Trump and hate DeSantis...


2 posted on 04/01/2024 5:44:25 PM PDT by GOPJ
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To: MinorityRepublican

The EFFIN CORRUPTED EVIL POS BLACK ROBES ARE THE EFFIN ENEMY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!


3 posted on 04/01/2024 5:45:17 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: MinorityRepublican

A judge appointed by a Rat,no doubt.


4 posted on 04/01/2024 5:46:40 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Obama stooge Allison D. Burroughs - one of John Roberts’ “non-partisan” judges...


5 posted on 04/01/2024 5:47:10 PM PDT by kiryandil (what Odessa doink?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

What kind of liberal “logic’ (an oxymoron, I know) allows a company offering a service, and providing it perfectly) to be sued by a cluster of folks who think they actually have anything to do with the service or its completion? Can we pay Israel to ‘take care of Martha’s Vinyard and Boston’? Start a Go Fund Me, please.


6 posted on 04/01/2024 5:47:35 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Gay State Conservative

Obama stooge Allison D. Burroughs - one of John Roberts’ “non-partisan” judges...


7 posted on 04/01/2024 5:47:35 PM PDT by kiryandil (what Odessa doink?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sent thousands and thousands more to Martha’s Vineyard via ferry.


8 posted on 04/01/2024 5:48:28 PM PDT by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell.)
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9 posted on 04/01/2024 5:48:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

For what?

The charter didn’t force anything on them. The state of
Florida did.

Judges just love to say, “No standing.” Let’s see them
man up on this one, say the same thing.


10 posted on 04/01/2024 5:52:05 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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The court, however, found that the facts of the case “taken together, support an inference that Vertol and the other Defendants specifically targeted Plaintiffs because they were Latinx immigrants.”

Don't companies target potential customers based on race, age, sex, income level, ethnic background and the region of the country in which they live? They don't try to sell baby clothes to 70-year-olds. They don't try to sell suntan products to black people. They don't try to sell Mercedes to people on welfare.

11 posted on 04/01/2024 5:52:31 PM PDT by gitmo (If your biography doesn't match your theology, what good is it?)
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About the only thing I despise more than a leftist, ambulance chasing, shyster lawyer is one who puts on a black robe and pretends to be a ‘Judge’.


12 posted on 04/01/2024 5:53:41 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: MinorityRepublican

Imagine a lawyer who has no problem taking an illegal alien border-jumping invader as a client. Only in America. Land of opportunity.


13 posted on 04/01/2024 5:54:54 PM PDT by 4Runner (It's okay, really it is, I'm on 500 mgs of Fukitol!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Does this include Brandon’s secret flights from other countries?


14 posted on 04/01/2024 5:55:39 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: kiryandil

If there is a trail I will very probably attend at least a day or two.


15 posted on 04/01/2024 5:55:43 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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16 posted on 04/01/2024 5:57:22 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Gay State Conservative

Burroughs’ duty station is Boston, so the federal court there.


17 posted on 04/01/2024 5:57:51 PM PDT by kiryandil (what Odessa doink?)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Allison "I'm TOTALLY Not An Obama Stooge" Burroughs.

Confirmed by voice vote in the Senate.

18 posted on 04/01/2024 5:59:02 PM PDT by kiryandil (what Odessa doink?)
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To: kiryandil

Yup....a $1.10 ride from my house.


19 posted on 04/01/2024 6:00:48 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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The court, however, found that the facts of the case “taken together, support an inference that Vertol and the other Defendants specifically targeted Plaintiffs because they were Latinx immigrants.”

The court is a dumb@$$.

20 posted on 04/01/2024 6:03:01 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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