Demands for an investigation into whether Florida Governor Ron DeSantis willfully deceived asylum seekers and perhaps broke the law have been spurred by false information given to a group of immigrants travelling by flight to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
The group of 50, according to specialists in immigration law, was not only given false information that may threaten their ability to remain in the United States while they sought housing and jobs, but also received improper advise.
The publication said that although they are asylum seekers and are ineligible to register in this programme, the most contentious material given to immigrants may have come in the shape of booklets offering instructions on how to register as refugees in Massachusetts.
According to a remark from Rep. Nanette Barrajan (D-CA), “Refugees are different from asylum seekers. Benefits are given to refugees but not to asylum seekers. Asylum seekers do not receive pre-approval; refugees do.
Handled All of these individuals have been dealt with by CBP, therefore they are not all illegal aliens.
Florida also referred to immigrants as “illegal immigrants,” but it also provided them with information on how to use some of the legal immigration system. This apparent mismatch aroused concerns about whether DeSantis’ workers were intentionally misleading immigrants or if Florida officials had a fundamental misunderstanding of immigration law.
The brochures were defended by Taryn Finsky, director of communications for DeSantis’ office, who claimed the data was taken directly from publicly accessible government websites in Massachusetts.
“I can confirm that the booklet is authentic and that the content was taken directly from the Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants by searching for it on Google. It is unclear why several media outlets depicted it as fake or inaccurate, she stated in a letter to The Hill.
The Hill: Proposals to look into Florida’s governor’s office over inaccurate information provided to immigrants
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