Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid an aviation company $615,000 to transport migrants by plane to Martha's Vineyard

Florida paid an Oregon-based aviation company $615,000 to take migrants on a plane from Texas to Martha's Vineyard.

State records show that Florida paid a company less than a week before 50 people were flown to Massachusetts.

The flights were part of a coordination effort between the two Republican governors who have criticized the Biden administration's immigration policy.

The move was part of an effort to blame Democratic policies for unauthorized migration at the Southern US border and force so-called sanctuary cities to take responsibility for them. The move was part of an effort to blame Democratic policies for unauthorized migration at the Southern US border and force so- called sanctuary cities

The state of Florida needs to be protected from the negative effects of Biden's border policies. "Yes, that involves helping with transport."

—Aaron Parseghian WTSP (@AaronParseghian) September 16, 2022

The $12 million that Florida budgeted to relocate migrants will be used, according to CNN.

He said that these are just the beginning. There's an infrastructure in place now. There will be more that is happening.