Florida could pay $1 million to defend itself in lawsuit over migrant flights

Last September, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts.

Taken together, it means that so far Florida has paid almost $35,000 per migrant relocated on the flights.Neither law firm has responded to Axios' request for comment."Our clients have been stripped of their rights and their dignity. We are committed to holding DeSantis and other perpetrators accountable," Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, the executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, which is representing the migrants in the case.

"We are appalled to see reports that DeSantis has been using scarce taxpayer dollars to fund his unlawful immigration scheme to the tune of approximately $35,000 per migrant. DeSantis is hurting migrants and taxpayers in one fell swoop," he added.have been filed against DeSantis' office in connection with the two charter flights of migrants.

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