{"id":2228552,"date":"2024-04-23T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-victim-visas-approved-for-migrants-who-were-flown-to-marthas-vineyard\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T20:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:00:04","slug":"crime-victim-visas-approved-for-migrants-who-were-flown-to-marthas-vineyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-victim-visas-approved-for-migrants-who-were-flown-to-marthas-vineyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant Victims of Crime Granted Visas for Martha\u2019s Vineyard Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrime-victim-visas-approved-for-migrants-who-were-flown-to-marthas-vineyard%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wackjob-leftist-attorneys-demand-authorities-open-criminal-probe-of-desantis-for-flights-to-marthas-vineyard\/\" title=\"Wackjob Leftist Attorneys Demand Authorities Open Criminal Probe of DeSantis for Flights to Martha's Vineyard\">illegal immigrants flown<\/a> to Martha\u2019s Vineyard by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022 now approved for U-visas as \u2063crime \u200bvictims.\u2064 A report by\u200c The\u2063 Boston Globe revealed three\u2063 out of 49\u2064 immigrants transported from\u200b Texas qualify for U-visas, aiding in criminal \u200binvestigations. U-visas target abuse victims\u200c assisting law enforcement.(Source: [The Boston Globe](https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/04\/22\/metro\/desantis-migrants-marthas-vineyard-legal-status\/))  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Several of the illegal immigrants Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis flew to Martha\u2019s Vineyard in 2022 have since been approved for U-visas \u2014 based on claims that they were the victims of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/04\/22\/metro\/desantis-migrants-marthas-vineyard-legal-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> published Monday by The Boston Globe, three of the 49 illegal immigrants who were transported from San Antonio, Texas, to Florida and then to Martha\u2019s Vineyard have been granted what\u2019s called a \u201cbona fide determination\u201d \u2013 meaning that they qualify for a U-visa but have not yet received it.<\/p>\n<p>U-visas are typically \u201cset aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/humanitarian\/victims-of-criminal-activity-u-nonimmigrant-status#:~:text=The%20U%20nonimmigrant%20status%20(U,or%20prosecution%20of%20criminal%20activity.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.<\/p>\n<p>And in this particular case, they cooperated with a Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s investigation into whether any of them had been lured or coerced into getting on the flights. The investigation lasted about one month, and Sheriff Javier Salazar concluded that the illegal immigrants involved had been \u201clured \u2026 under false pretenses\u201d to board the planes and then said they were \u201cunceremoniously stranded\u201d upon their arrival in Martha\u2019s Vineyard. DeSantis has repeatedly denied any coercion, saying that all migrants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/feds-investigate-desantis-for-flying-migrants-to-marthas-vineyard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boarded the flights<\/a> \u201cvoluntarily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Official U-visas could take up to ten years to approve because Congress only allows 10,000 to be issued annually \u2014 but the \u201cbona fide determinations\u201d protect recipients from deportation until their visas arrive and allow them to legally work in the United States during that time as well. U-visas also put recipients on a path to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mastermind-of-huge-marriage-fraud-operation-that-sought-green-cards-for-600-immigrants-sentenced-to-prison\/\" title=\"Architect Behind Massive Marriage Scam for Green Cards Lands in Prison\">obtaining green cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hemanth C. Gundavaram, co-founder and director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at Northeastern University School of Law, explained to The Globe that the goal was to help correct for \u201ca failure in our system,\u201d noting that in order to qualify for U-visas, the illegal immigrants must first be shown to be the victims of crimes and then had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-portland-mayor-done-with-anarchist-mob-begs-public-to-help-unmask-rioters\/\" title=\"Democrat Portland Mayor \u2018Done\u2019 With \u2018Anarchist Mob,\u2019 Begs Public To Help \u2018Unmask\u2019 Rioters\">assist law enforcement<\/a> or the government in any investigation that followed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a harm reduction provision. If you didn\u2019t have these protections, someone would have to stay here, worry about deportation, and not be able to make a living,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three of the 49 illegal immigrants flown to Martha\u2019s Vineyard by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have now secured U-visas, claiming victimhood. A recent Boston Globe report highlighted their approval, raising questions about their circumstances and the U-visa qualification process for crime victims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2228553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1243384693.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1243384693.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}