Calls for DOJ Investigation into Florida Migrant Flights Grow as Officials from California and Texas Join Forces

California Governor Gavin Newsom, California State Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Texas Sheriff Javier Salazar have called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the Florida program responsible for transporting migrants to Democratic-led cities. They argue that the program is using migrants as political props and making false representations to persuade them to travel to other states. The letter specifically asks the DOJ to investigate whether Florida acted unlawfully when flying asylum seekers to California and Massachusetts. This comes as both Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Gregg Abbott have been transporting and dropping off migrants in Democratic cities across the country, using the tactic to score political points.