Ron DeSantis defended leaflets given to migrants he sent to Martha's Vineyard which promised them cash and jobs

• Ron DeSantis defended his decision to send migrants to Martha's Vineyard.

• He said they went willingly because they were told they would be welcomed well.

• There are claims that the information in the leaflets is false.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was accused of violating anti-trafficking laws by sending planeloads of migrants to Martha's Vineyard.

In an interview on Fox News Monday, DeSantis explained to host Sean Hannity why he sent two flights with mostly Venezuela migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard.

The island is well-known as a vacation destination for wealthy liberals, and DeSantis wants to force them to leave.

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It was claimed that the migrants were persuaded to board the planes on the basis of false information.

They all signed forms to leave. The vendor that is doing this for Florida gave the group a map of Martha's Vineyard.

There were different services on Martha's Vineyard. There were numbers for the agencies that deal with immigration and refugees. It was obvious that it wasn't mandatory.

Some migrants were told they were going to Boston instead of Martha's Vineyard.

The brochure given to the migrants was obtained by the website Popular Information, which stated that the migrants were entitled to a number of benefits.

The information was false or misleading according to an immigration attorney.

He said the benefits are available to refugees who have been referred by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The migrants at Martha's Vineyard don't have these benefits.

If the migrants were persuaded to travel to Martha's Vineyard on the basis of false information, it could violate federal kidnapping and trafficking laws. According to the sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, the migrants appeared to have been lured under false pretenses.

Lawyers for Civil Rights told NBC News that they were concerned about the legality of the stunt given the misleading nature of the information in the leaflets.

According to its litigation director, Oren Sellstrom, there is more proof that false representations were made to induce clients to travel.

Business Insider has an article on it.