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Reports: Woman who lured migrants on DeSantis' flights to Martha's Vineyard identified

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

The mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' flights to Martha's Vineyard from San Antonio has been identified by several media outlets as Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and U.S. Army counterintelligence agent living in Tampa.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Woman who allegedly helped arrange migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard identified by CNN as Perla Huerta

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Reports: Woman who lured migrants on DeSantis' flights to Martha's Vineyard identified

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Times

    Woman who enlisted migrants for flights to Martha’s Vineyard IDed by media outlets (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The woman who recruited migrants to fly from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard under a plan by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been identified by CNN as Perla Huerta, a former Army counterintelligence agent.

  2. Local News 8

    Woman who allegedly helped arrange migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard identified by CNN as Perla Huerta (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Sarah Moon, CNN “Perla,” the woman who allegedly helped arrange migrant flights from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, has been identified by CNN as Perla Huerta. In mid-September, about 50 migrants were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in two planes organized by Florida’s Republi…

  3. CBS News

    Woman who allegedly helped arrange migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard identified as former counterintelligence agent (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The woman who allegedly helped arrange migrant flights from Texas to Martha's Vineyard has reportedly been identified as Perla Huerta.

  4. Triblive

    Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    SAN ANTONIO — The mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio has been identified by several media outlets as Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and U.S. Army counterintelligence agent living in Tampa.

  5. CBS News

    Reports: Woman who lured migrants on DeSantis' flights to Martha's Vineyard identified (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' flights to Martha's Vineyard from San Antonio has been identified by several media outlets as Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and U.S. Army counterintelligence agent living in Tampa.

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified, reports say (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Several media outlets have identified the mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio.

  7. NBC 6 South Florida

    Mystery Woman Who Allegedly Lured Migrants onto DeSantis' Flights Identified: Reports (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Several media outlets have identified the mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio. She is Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and counterintelligence agent living in Tampa.

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

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