The migrants who were flown from Florida to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts have been taken to a military base.
Approximately 50 migrants were offered shelter and support services at Joint Base Cape Cod, according to CNN.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he sent the migrants to Massachusetts so other communities can share the "burden" of the crisis at the Southern border.
NBC News reports that the number of migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border is approaching 8,000 per day.
“There is also going to be buses and there will likely be more flights, but I’ll tell you this, the legislature gave me $12 million and we’re gonna spend every penny of that to make sure that we’re protecting the people of the State of Florida," DeSantis said.
The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts said she will speak with the Justice Department about DeSantis' treatment of the migrants. Some of the migrants were reportedly told they were going to Boston.
President Joe Biden said the move by DeSantis and other Republican governors is "un-American."
"Instead of working with us on solutions, Republicans are playing politics with human beings, using them as props," Biden said. "What they're doing is simply wrong... it's reckless."
