Criminal investigation launched into DeSantis asylum seeker flights

Texas county sheriff says it seems evident that asylum seekers had been lured' to travel to Martha's Vineyard under false pretenses'

A criminal investigation has been launched in Texas into whether dozens of asylum seekers were illegally flown from the state to Martha's Vineyard, as new evidence continues to emerge suggesting they were misled.

The Bexar county sheriff, Javier Salazar, said on Monday that his office was investigating the flights, chartered on behalf of the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, which brought dozens of migrants to the island in Massachusetts.