A man who helped recruit migrants says he feels betrayed.
The man who spoke to CNN said he had nothing to do with the deception.
Dozens of migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Florida Gov.
A man who helped recruit migrants to get on flights to Martha's Vineyard says he didn't know that the Republican governor was behind the stunt.
The man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, denied any involvement in the deception.
It was a benefactor who was paying for things. He said that he never knew it was a governor or a politician and that he felt betrayed.
The man, a migrant, told CNN that he was living on the streets of San Antonio, Texas, for about a month before he met a woman named "Perla."
He said the woman offered him money, food, and clothes if he could find other migrants willing to go to Massachusetts from Texas.
The man told CNN that she gave him $10 Mcdonald's gift certificates to give to people who agreed to go on the planes.
The man told CNN that he was told before he sent them that they would receive them. Shelter was going to be given to them. They were going to teach them the language and study with them.
A group of people from Venezuela were taken on two planes to Martha's Vineyard from Texas on September 14.
The flights were put together by a critic of the Biden administration.
A Boston-based nonprofit has filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of a group of migrants against Florida officials, accusing them of carrying out a scheme to defraud vulnerable immigrants to advance a political motive.
The suit says that the migrants were persuaded with false promises of employment, housing, and other assistance to get them to board the planes.
A woman identified as "Perla" and a man identified as "Emanuel" are named in a lawsuit, which says they waited outside of shelters in Texas and persuaded migrants with $10 gift certificates to tell them about the transport.
The person who spoke to CNN said his only purpose was to help the people.
Everything was not mandatory. He said that no one was forced to do anything.
The man said he got a worried message from one of the migrants after they realized that nobody was expecting them.
There isn't anything here." "We're adrift here, these people didn't know we'd arrive," the message said.
The man told CNN that he got a text from a woman named "Perla" who said to tell them to call. The place of worship. They have to be taken care of by the state.
Locals on Martha's Vineyard came to the aid of the migrants who were later relocated to a military base in Cape Cod.
The immigrants have been left traumatized by the stunt, according to an attorney representing them.
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