Documents from the Florida Department of Transportation released Friday reportedly show that the state has paid nearly $1 million to arrange two sets of flights, carrying approximately 100 migrants who had entered the country illegally, to Delaware and Illinois.
The two flights were apparently initially slated for some time before Oct. 3 but were halted or postponed. According to The Associated Press, citing the department, the contractor hired by the state extended the window for the trips until Dec.
1. The news agency said documents show Vertol Systems Company, of Destin, Florida, was hired to arrange the flights. An employee was apparently sent to the state capital to pick up a hard copy of a $950,000 check after the state had hadn’t received paperwork for a direct deposit to the company’s account.
Venezuelan migrants gather at the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal.The group was transported to Joint Base Cape Cod in Buzzards Bay. (Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images) The trips would follow up the Sept.
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