![]() ![]() They figure it is a guarantee, even if horribly inconvenient. (AP Photo/Tran Nguyen)Īsylum seekers can change the location of their court appearances, but many are reluctant to try and instead prefer sticking with a firm date, at least for their initial appearances. Sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia were brought to the diocese’s offices on Friday, June 2, 2023, after being flown from Texas to Sacramento. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is seen in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 5, 2023. immigration officials had already processed them in Texas and given them court dates for their asylum cases, and none had planned to arrive in California, said Eddie Carmona, campaign director at PICO California, a faith-based group helping the migrants in Sacramento. California had not been their intended destination and shelters and aid workers were taken by surprise, authorities said.įriday’s group was dropped off at the Roman Catholic Church diocese’s headquarters in Sacramento. Gavin Newsom lashed out at DeSantis as a “small, pathetic man” and suggested the state could pursue kidnapping charges.ĭeSantis and other Florida state officials were mum, as they were initially last year when they flew 49 Venezuelan migrants to the upscale Massachusetts enclave of Martha’s Vineyard, luring them onto private jets from a shelter in San Antonio.Īltogether, more than three dozen migrants arrived in Sacramento on flights last Friday and on Monday. ![]() Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and faith-based groups who have been assisting the migrants scheduled a news conference Tuesday morning. It was the second such flight in four days. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them - apparently without their knowledge - to California’s capital, even as faith-based groups scrambled to find housing and food for them.Ībout 20 people ranging in age from 21 to 30 were flown by private jet to Sacramento on Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said. SACRAMENTO - Officials were investigating Tuesday whether Florida’s Gov. ![]()
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