Posted on 09/20/2022 5:11:54 PM PDT by lowbridge
The group of Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., last week by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) filed a class-action suit against the governor and the state’s transportation secretary on Tuesday.
The suit provides a detailed account of how the migrants came to board the two planes allegedly under false pretenses, arguing the relocations violated their Fourth and 14th Amendment rights and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
“These immigrants, who are pursuing the proper channels for lawful immigration status in the United States, experienced cruelty akin to what they fled in their home country,” the suit alleges.
“Defendants manipulated them, stripped them of their dignity, deprived them of their liberty, bodily autonomy, due process and equal protection under law, and impermissibly interfered with the Federal Government’s exclusive control over immigration in furtherance of an unlawful goal and a personal political agenda,” it continues.
The suit, filed in a federal trial court in Massachusetts, asks a judge to declare DeSantis’s relocations illegal under the Constitution as well as federal and state laws. It also asks the judge to prevent Florida from inducing immigrants to travel across state laws by fraud and misrepresentation.
The Hill has reached out to DeSantis’s office and the Florida Department of Transportation for comment. DeSantis has said the flights were “clearly voluntary.”
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Biden flew them around the country. Lawsuits there?
Thank God for Trump judges and… justices. = winning!
So that would make biden and his crowd automatically guilty too?
Sorry, but "migrants" pursuing lawful paths would not be in the country illegally. Permitted under the fedgov fedzilla non-enforcement of law is not the same as legal.
The lawyers who brought the suit should be disbarred in a punitive action, IMHO.
The Eleventh Amendment states:
“The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any foreign state.”
The wetbacks themselves probably have no knowledge of this. Only the party bringing the suit knows anything about the details.
I smell obama.
Every illegal immigrant should file suit against the US Government and Biden? It makes me embarrassed to be a lawyer.
Damages?
They all signed consent forms so this is BS. Besides, they’re aliens who have invaded our border. We should be able to ship them anywhere we want since we can no longer shut the borders.
Gee. Isn’t that strange. They knew how to get in touch with the right lawyer and file a suit.
Wonder how that happened?
Follow the money...Who’s paying the atty. fees?
Did they come here legally? No standing if they are illegal!
This should send Popcorn futures soaring!
If this gains traction perhaps The Turtle will call DeSantis and order him to stop fighting the mob in Washington because “the optics are not right.”
And who knows, perhaps an Obama judge will have the governor's mansion in Tallahassee sacked and burned.
We, as Americans, should file a class-action suite against Biden, all of the Biden Admin, FBI, DOJ, Mexico, and the rest of the countries the illegals are coming from.
I like Trump BUT, there’s too much drama. Criminal investigation from a Sheriff in TX, kidnapping charges, lawsuits. I am so glad we are moving on from Trump. So much less drama. /S
They crossed the border illegally
“to pursue the proper channels for lawful immigration”...
“…We are suing because we didn’t want to be sent to a luxurious, rich, affluent, beautiful, safe part of the USA when we were sneaking in illegally! - We wanted a SLUM to live in!…”
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