DeSantis pushes for dismissal of lawsuit brought by migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard

[riversedge]

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Source: the hill



by Zach Schonfeld - 03/01/23 10:44 AM ET


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday moved to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Venezuelan migrants that the state flew to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., in September.

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DeSantis and the other defendants on Tuesday urged a federal judge in Massachusetts overseeing the case to dismiss the lawsuit, or in the alternative, transfer the case to a federal court in Florida.

“Before even getting to whether Plaintiffs’ allegations state a plausible claim for relief, this extraordinary suit faces insurmountable defects concerning jurisdiction, standing, venue, and multiple immunity doctrines. The Amended Complaint should be dismissed in its entirety for multiple, independent reasons,” attorneys for DeSantis and the other state defendants wrote in a court filing.
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“The bottom line is that Governor DeSantis doesn’t want to be hauled into a Massachusetts court, but he surely hauled distressed migrants to Martha’s Vineyard without compunction,” said Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights. “Governor DeSantis essentially pretends that Perla Huerta, a former spy, was running around plotting on her own. But she was not alone. It is not surprising that Governor DeSantis and his co-defendants are throwing up every procedural argument they can think of, in a desperate attempt to avoid facing the music for this callous political stunt.”............

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3879104-desantis-pushes-for-dismissal-of-lawsuit-brought-by-migrants-sent-to-marthas-vineyard/

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[sakabatou]

1. DeSatan continues to be an evil overlord.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[Jimvanhise]

3. HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The migrants were lied to in order to entice them on to the plane. That is literally human trafficking. DeSantis and his cronies should have been immediately arrested.

[SunSeeker]

9. Especially if you're orange.

[C Moon]

4. This will be used against him in the Presidential election--as it should!

[sheshe2]

5. MA ain't gonna dismiss anything, asshole.

The federal judge, an Obama appointee.
Judge who blocked Trump's traveler ban known as 'fearless'

The Boston Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com › 2017/01/29 › story
Jan 29, 2017 — Judge Allison Burroughs. Bruce Rogovin/Rogovin.com. People know Allison Dale Burroughs as fearless.

[SunSeeker]

8. Good!

That makes me happy! 😊

[brer cat]

11. Good news!

Drag DeSatan up there, and let's see some justice!

[riversedge]

12. Thanks for post. Now crossing all toes and fingers

[in2herbs]

13. If the USSC finds that the plaintiffs in the current college education funding case have standing

then standing by these plaintiffs shouldn't be a problem.

[Omaha Steve]

14. After a review by forum hosts, locking........

The case is important, but this filing is not.

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