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DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to California, arguing that the

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Developments in this update

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  1. California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento

    Headline from WKRN Nashville ·

  2. DeSantis defends flying migrants to California

    Headline from CBS News ·

  3. Newest

    DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

    Headline from WSVN Miami ·

Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    ‘Pathetic man’: California gov slams DeSantis over migrant flight (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Top California official suggests Florida governor guilty of kidnapping after asylum seekers flown to US state’s capital.

  2. Insider

    California investigators suspect Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned the flight carrying 16 migrants who were 'dumped' outside Sacramento church (opens Insider)

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    "Gov. DeSantis has demonstrated his pettiness, lack of substance, his xenophobia and his discrimination and racism, and his willingness to treat human beings, people, as political pawns," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on CNN.

  3. CBS News

    California AG blasts DeSantis over migrants flown to Sacramento (opens CBS News)

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    Rob Bonta says the 16 migrants dropped off at a church had documents showing the state of Florida had coordinated and paid for their flight. He said the Florida governor treated them like political pawns.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    California officials blast DeSantis over the transfer of Texas migrants to Sacramento (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    California leaders lashed out at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and hinted at a criminal investigation Monday over the arrival of two flights of migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas and then were sent to Sacramento, allegedly at the direction of Florida officials.

  5. Foxla

    California investigating if Florida Gov. DeSantis flew migrants from Texas to Sacramento (opens Foxla)

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out at DeSantis as a “small, pathetic man” and suggested the state could pursue kidnapping charges.

  6. WKRN Nashville

    California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento (opens WKRN Nashville)

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    WKRN Nashville's feed description

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials were investigating Tuesday whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them — appare…

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Ron DeSantis is defending his state’s decision to fly migrants from the southern border to California. The Florida governor said Wednesday that California invited the migrants with its welcoming policies

  8. Fox News

    DeSantis defends migrant flights to California, blames sanctuary jurisdictions for encouraging 'open border' (opens Fox News)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that sanctuary jurisdictions who advocated for "open-border policies" should bear the brunt of the ongoing migrant crisis.

  9. Insider

    DeSantis to visit Southern border in Arizona after orchestrating migrant relocation flights to California (opens Insider)

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    The governor may speak publicly for the first time about the migrants his administration sent to California over the last week.

  10. Los Angeles Times

    DeSantis defends flying migrants to California (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    During a campaign stop near the southern border, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defends his state’s decision to fly migrants to California.

  11. WSVN Miami

    DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to California, arguing that the

  12. Tucson

    DeSantis defends flying migrants to California in Arizona stop (opens Tucson)

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    The Republican presidential candidate spoke at a meeting Wednesday with sheriffs in Sierra Vista.

  13. NBC 6 South Florida

    DeSantis says migrant flights aimed at helping Texas (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for states to be “more aggressive” in immigration enforcement, as California officials continued investigating potential criminal wrongdoing after Florida directed flights of migrants from Texas to Sacramento.

  14. Anchorage Daily News

    Florida’s DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    California officials are investigating whether any violations of criminal or civil law occurred when DeSantis’ administration flew three dozen migrants from Texas to Sacramento at taxpayer expense.

  15. FOX 13 Tampa

    Gov. DeSantis: Migrant flights help Texas combat border crisis (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for states to be "more aggressive" in immigration enforcement, as California officials continued investigating potential criminal wrongdoing after Florida directed flights of migrants from Texas to Sacramento.

  16. Washington Examiner

    DeSantis defends 'effective' migrant flights and blasts California in surprise border visit (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) hit back at California after the Democratic governor threatened to file charges over Florida’s paying for illegal immigrants at the border to be sent to the West Coast sanctuary state.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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