The migrants were approached as they crossed the street to go to McDonald's, getting, for many, their first taste of the United States while staying at a San Antonio shelter.
were approached as they crossed the street to go to McDonald's. Many got their first taste of the United States while staying at a shelter in San Antonio.
Immigrants gather with their belongings outside St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Wed. Sept. 14, 2022, in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday flew two planes of immigrants to Martha's Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration's failed border policies.
The unexpected arrival of the asylum seekers prompted Massachusetts officials to transport them Friday to Joint Base Cape Cod, a military base where they'll be housed until they leave for their final destinations. Some have families and friends in the United States they're trying to reach. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends a media event regarding the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, June 16, 2022, in Miami.
One of the men, who did not want his name revealed, said he had been kidnapped by Mexican cartels on his way to the United States and had six teeth pulled as the cartel tried to ransom him for money, Garcia said. “When we got on the plane, they told us they would give us jobs, a place to live, everything,” she said through a translator. “The whole group is pretty upset. But they did take us to a nice place.”
On Thursday, President Joe Biden criticized Republican governors who have sent migrants out of their states. Migrants and asylum seekers are detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma County, Arizona, near the Cocopah Indian Tribe's reservation on July 28, 2022.
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