Migrant flights condemned as 'political stunt'

Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard from Florida gather with their belongings

Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard from Florida gather with their belongings Source: AAP / Ray Ewing/AP

The White House has slammed recent migrant flights and bus trips from Florida and Texas to other places in the United States as nothing but 'political stunts'. Since April, Florida, Arizona and Texas have sent more than 10,000 migrants to Washington, New York, Chicago and Massachusetts.



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