Treasury Department Launching Investigation Into DeSantis Migrant Flights

The Treasury Department is looking into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) handling of flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

The department penned a letter to lawmakers in Massachusetts responding to their request that the treasury “investigate whether the State of Florida has improperly used funds obtained or derived from the State and Local Fiscal Recovery fund (SLFRF) to transport persons to Massachusetts.”

According to Richard K. Delmar, deputy inspector general for the Treasury Department, they have “already sought information from Florida about appropriate use of that fund.”

Concluding the letter, Delmar wrote, “We plan to get this work underway as quickly as possible, consistent with meeting our other oversight mandates and priorities, both in pandemic recovery programs as well as the other Treasury programs and operations for which we have responsibility.”

Read the letter below:

Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), one of the recipients of the letter, applauded Delmar for his response.

“For the sake of the migrants who were lured onto charter planes under false pretenses, and for the commendable Commonwealth residents who rallied together to offer support, I hope that this investigation sheds light on whether Governor DeSantis misused funds that were intended for COVID relief for Floridians,” Markey said in a statement.

Additionally, the sheriff in San Antonio, Texas, has launched an investigation into the treatment of migrants, as ABC News reported.