Ron DeSantis scores huge legal win as he is dismissed from lawsuit over migrant ... trends now
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scored a legal victory as the conservative firebrand was dismissed from a lawsuit by migrants he flew to Martha's Vineyard seeking damages.
The class action suit, filed in the District of Massachusetts, alleged the governor 'designed and executed a premeditated, fraudulent, and illegal scheme centered on exploiting [the migrants] for the sole purpose of advancing their own personal, financial and political interests.'
The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts said in its ruling that it does not have jurisdiction over DeSantis in this case
While DeSantis was dropped, the migrants can still sue the charter flight company that transported them to the island off the Massachusetts coast, according to a ruling Monday by a federal judge in Boston.
It came after DeSantis arranged for 50 migrants to be flown out to the wealthy island off Massachusetts, in a move that set off a firestorm in the political war over immigration.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scored a legal victory as the conservative firebrand was dismissed from a lawsuit by migrants he flew to Martha's Vineyard seeking damages
While DeSantis was deemed not responsible, the migrants can still sue the charter flight company that transported them to the island off the Massachusetts coast, according to a ruling Monday by a federal judge in Boston
The 50 Venezuelans were sent to Martha´s Vineyard from San Antonio, Texas, and had been promised work and housing opportunities.
Under Monday's ruling, the migrants can proceed with their suit against Florida-based Vertol Systems Co., which had agreed to fly them to
