SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas has filed a criminal case with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office in connection with the transportation of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.
That’s according to Local 10′s San Antonio news partner KSAT.
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“The charge filed is unlawful restraint and several accounts were filed, both misdemeanor and felony. At this time, the case is being reviewed by the DA’s office. Once an update is available, it will be provided to the public,” BCSO said in a statement.
During the early stages of the investigation, Sheriff Javier Salazar certified that the migrants, who were mostly Venezuelans, were victims of a crime.
The migrants said they were convinced to board the airplanes to the vacation spot in Massachusetts by a woman known only as “Perla,” who offered them jobs, housing and education if they went to Massachusetts.
The announcement by BCSO comes the same day as reports surfaced that several dozen migrants were transported from El Paso to Sacramento, California, for the second time in four days. The California attorney general blamed DeSantis for the transports.
DeSantis’ office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.