This article is about the planes full of migrants sent from Florida to Martha's Vineyard, MA. About 50 migrants arrived there on Wednesday night after being told the were flying to Boston. They were sent there under a Florida state program that was funded by the legislature earlier this year. According to interviews from some of the migrants, a woman named Perla approached them outside of the shelter in Florida and "lured them into boarding the plane, saying they would be flown to Boston and expedited work papers" (NPR). These migrants expected this as help, and one is quoted as saying "Look, when you have no money and someone offers help, well, it means a lot" (NPR). When the plane arrived in Martha's Vineyard, a local church set up beds and provisions for them. They were provided with food and clothing and toiletries even though supplies were low. They even brought in local high school Spanish- speaking students to help translate. "Democrats and immigrant advocates say those governors are essentially using migrants as political pawns. But the governors say are simply calling attention to a very real problem" (NPR). 

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1123109768/migrants-sent-to-marthas-vineyard

By: Sarah Hein