60 Minutes on the Martha’s Vineyard Caper

In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis transported migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.  60 Minutes (“Migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard: Political stunt, criminal operation, or humanitarian mission?”) takes a look at the incident.

The story begins:

” early hours of September 14th, 2022, 50 migrants lined up on the tarmac of a military airfield in San Antonio, Texas and boarded two private jets. The flight manifest shows each plane carried 25 migrants. Six others who’d helped arrange the flights were also on board. Hours later, the migrants landed here, more than 2 thousand miles away, on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard. 

Jackie Stallings: These people were exhausted and did not know what was going on. They just were terrified.

Sharyn Alfonsi: They really didn’t know they were on an island or anything?

Jackie Stallings: They had no idea they were going– coming to a small island.”

Click the video link above for the entire report.

KJ