Coverage dated October 12, 2022 to October 13, 2022

Texas Sheriff Brings Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard a Step Closer to Legal Status

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, on the newest of 2 developments

A path to legal status has opened for the 49 migrants flown last month to Martha’s Vineyard after a Texas sheriff signed off on U visa certifications.

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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. DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard Flights Could Backfire: Migrants May Be Eligible For Crime Victim Visas

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Texas Sheriff Brings Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard a Step Closer to Legal Status

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. GBH News

    Texas sheriff certifies the Martha's Vineyard migrants are crime victims, opening the door for special visas (opens GBH News)

    Published

    GBH News's feed description

    Law enforcement certification is required for a U-visa and usually takes over a year to obtain

  2. Forbes

    DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard Flights Could Backfire: Migrants May Be Eligible For Crime Victim Visas (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    A Texas sheriff says the 49 migrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard were crime victims, opening the door for them to apply for special visas to remain in the country legally.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Migrants Sent To Martha’s Vineyard Could Get Visas Due To Investigation Into DeSantis (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A Texas sheriff has certified 50 migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard as victims of a crime, opening the door for them to be eligible for a U-visa.

  4. BizPac Review

    Texas sheriff certifies that illegal immigrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard were victims of a crime (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    Texas Sheriff Javier Salazar has certified that illegal immigrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were victims of a crime and qualify for a visa.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Texas Sheriff Brings Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard a Step Closer to Legal Status (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A path to legal status has opened for the 49 migrants flown last month to Martha’s Vineyard after a Texas sheriff signed off on U visa certifications.

  6. Boston

    Texas sheriff certifies that migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard are crime victims (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    The Texas sheriff leading an investigation into the movement of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard certified that all people flown to the island were victims of a crime.

  7. NBC News

    Texas sheriff puts Martha’s Vineyard migrants on path to apply for special visa by declaring them crime victims (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar certified that the migrants who were flown from Texas to Massachusetts were victims of a crime, making them eligible for a certain visa.

  8. The Week

  9. Fox News

    Texas sheriff declares migrants flown by DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard were crime victims (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Sheriff Javier Salazar of Bexar County in Texas has certified dozens of migrants transported to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts as victims of a crime.

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

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