They were pawns in a political stunt. A group of 50 migrants — most from Venezuela — landed in Martha’s Vineyard this week after reportedly being offered flights to somewhere safe, where they could find work. But it was just the latest move in an ongoing effort by Republican politicians in Texas and Florida, to protest the Biden administration’s immigration policy. The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Julio Henriquez, an immigration lawyer from Venezuela who spent time with the migrants, about what comes next for them.
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