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Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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WASHINGTON — Three Venezuelan migrants flown from San Antonio to Martha’s Winery final week filed a federal class motion lawsuit in opposition to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and different Florida officers Tuesday after the firebrand Republican’s transfer to move migrants to a Democrat-controlled state sparked nationwide controversy and a felony investigation.
The lawsuit alleges the migrants had been tricked into touring on the airplane with false guarantees of cash, work, housing and meals.
DeSantis and different officers “designed and executed a premeditated, fraudulent, and unlawful scheme centered on exploiting this vulnerability for the only goal of advancing their very own private, monetary and political pursuits,” the go well with claims.
DeSantis despatched the planes to Martha’s Winery final week, mimicking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s monthslong follow of busing migrants to Democrat-led cities. DeSantis’ workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark Tuesday.
The go well with alleges an elaborate scheme of unidentified people who lured migrants to journey on the planes. This included offering lodge rooms, McDonald’s present playing cards, a whole bunch of {dollars} in money and false guarantees of their final vacation spot. Migrants on the flight final week mentioned a girl going by the identify of Perla approached them outdoors San Antonio’s Migrant Useful resource Middle and promised them jobs and shelter. Some mentioned they had been informed they had been going to Boston. However they arrived in Martha’s Winery, the place native officers had been caught off guard.
Republicans regularly seek advice from these taking the journeys as “unlawful immigrants,” however lots of them are asylum-seekers who’ve been allowed to enter the nation pending the end result of their authorized instances.
The go well with says the unidentified people recognized and focused the migrants “by trolling streets outdoors of a migrant shelter in Texas and different comparable locales, pretending to be good Samaritans providing humanitarian help.”
The migrants are asking to be awarded damages, in addition to an injunction blocking DeSantis and the state from coercing immigrants to journey by “fraud and misrepresentation.”
Republican leaders are paying to move migrants to Democrat-led locations as a solution to name consideration to the Biden administration’s immigration insurance policies. The strikes additionally come as a surge of migrants cross the USA border. Native officers alongside the border have mentioned they’re being overwhelmed by the variety of folks needing assist as soon as they arrive. Federal officers on Monday introduced they’ve made greater than 2 million immigration arrests alongside the nation’s southern border through the fiscal yr ending Sept. 30, which units a brand new report for the variety of apprehensions in a one-year interval.
Immigration rights teams and Democrats have accused Republicans of exploiting migrants for political factors, claiming the migrants had been misled earlier than being flown to Massachusetts final week. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar introduced his felony investigation into the flights Monday evening, saying he believed against the law had occurred however declining to call suspects.
“We need to know what was promised to [the migrants]. What, if something, did they signal? Did they perceive the doc that was put in entrance of them in the event that they signed one thing? Or was this strictly a predatory measure?” Salazar mentioned.
Florida has dedicated $12 million to the migrant relocation program, regardless that the migrants DeSantis has relocated up to now had been in Texas, not Florida. Abbott has spent at the least $12 million up to now on buses sending migrants to New York Metropolis, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Final week, he despatched buses to the Washington residence of Vice President Kamala Harris.
DeSantis has spent over $1.5 million up to now on the flights, in response to state data.
Thus far, Abbott’s workplace says it’s transported at the least 10,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago — self-proclaimed sanctuary cities run by Democrats. The journeys are underneath the umbrella of his greater than $4 billion border safety initiative dubbed Operation Lone Star, meant to curb border crossings.
Abbott touted his busing scheme on Tuesday, sharing the variety of migrants who’ve been transported to different cities. In a tweet, Abbott mentioned over 8,100 migrants have been despatched to Washington, D.C., over 2,600 have gone to New York Metropolis and over 675 migrants to Chicago.
“President Biden continues ignoring the historic disaster at our southern border attributable to his open border insurance policies, so we are going to carry the border to him. Texas will proceed sending migrants to sanctuary cities like Washington, D.C. till President Biden and Border Czar Harris do their jobs and safe the border,” Abbott mentioned in an announcement.
In Could, Arizona began busing migrants from the state to Washington, D.C., which has value the state $3 million in this system’s first three months, in response to AZFamily. El Paso, a Democrat-led metropolis, despatched a bus of 35 migrants to New York in late August.
Whereas the busing coverage sparked nationwide outrage amongst Democrats and immigration teams, latest polling exhibits that in Texas, a majority of voters assist Abbott’s migrant relocation plan.
William Melhado contributed to this story.
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Massachusetts may help homeowners whose foundations are crumbling
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BOSTON – Homeowners across the state who rallied on Beacon Hill asking for help to pay for their crumbling foundations may soon see some relief.
Why are foundations crumbling?
Thursday night, state senators approved an amendment to the Affordable Housing Act that will create a fund for Massachusetts residents whose foundations are failing. The problem is a natural mineral called pyrrhotite, which eventually causes concrete foundations to crumble – and insurance doesn’t cover the costs. The state now mandates quarries to test their product for pyrrhotite.
“The next step is finding the best methods for funding this effort,” State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Spencer, said. “This is a long-term problem that will require us to be creative so as not to place a large burden on taxpayers while also helping residents to repair their homes which, in turn, helps their local economy.”
Members of Massachusetts Residents Against Crumbling Concrete gathered outside the Statehouse again on Thursday to call for help fixing their foundations.
Homeowners face financial hardship
“This slow-moving mineral has created a financial hardship for thousands of families in my district and across our state, is not covered by homeowners’ insurance and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket to fix,” said State Sen. Ryan Fattman, R-Sutton.
The problem is expected to hit more than 40 cities and towns, which have identified homeowners with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhorite. Replacing the foundation in a home can cause a homeowner as much as $250,000.
“Faulty foundations are putting the homes and life savings of thousands of Massachusetts families across the Commonwealth at risk, through no fault of their own,” said Sen. Michael Moore, D-Millbury.
The amendment is now before a conference committee.
“This is essentially a natural disaster,” Durant said. “It is caused by the failing of a natural element and it was unforeseen by the concrete industry, builders and homeowners.”
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Marion Police Department Earns Re-Accreditation from Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission
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MARION — Police Chief Richard Nighelli is proud to report that the Marion Police Department earned re-accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC).
On Wednesday, June 26, MPAC unanimously re-accredited the Marion Police Department.
“I am honored our department has once again earned re-accreditation from MPAC,” said Chief Nighelli. “As we celebrate this achievement, I would like to recognize all of our department members for their dedication and commitment to upholding the values of this department. I would also like to thank our community for their ongoing support and partnership.”
The department received State Certification in June 2014, full State Accreditation in June 2015 and re-accreditation in 2018 and 2021. Accreditation must be renewed every three years and, following this year’s renewal, the department will be up for re-accreditation again in 2027.
Accreditation is a self-initiated, lengthy and comprehensive evaluation process. Participating departments complete an internal self-review and an external assessment by MPAC experts. The process is a voluntary evaluation by which police departments strive to meet and maintain the top standards of law enforcement. It is considered the best measure for a police department to compare itself against the established best practices around the country and region.
The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program consists of 257 mandatory standards as well as 125 optional standards. In order to achieve accreditation status, the department was required to meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as 55% of the optional standards.
These carefully selected standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations and technical support activities. They cover areas such as policy development, emergency response planning, training, communications, property and evidence handling, use of force, vehicular pursuit, prisoner transportation and holding facilities.
The Commission offers two program awards: certification and accreditation, with the latter being the higher of the two.
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Man saved by Massachusetts’ first ever whole blood transfusion from car crash site
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It took 45 minutes for firefighters to get a 35-year-old man out of a “heavily damaged” car following a car crash on Saturday, officials said. The man’s injuries were extensive, with low blood pressure, shock and internal bleeding.
Quickly, firefighters and paramedics decided to try a new lifesaving method starting at the crash site: whole blood transfusion.
The method had never been done in Massachusetts before, according to the Canton Fire Department. However, in March, the Canton Fire Department and 25 other cities and towns in Massachusetts worked with Boston Medical Center to launch the first pilot program in Massachusetts history for administering whole blood before a patient reaches the hospital, the press release stated.
On Saturday, the fire department put it into action.
The crash happened in Braintree during the early morning hours, officials said. The Braintree Fire Department and Brewster Ambulance paramedics “swiftly” put in a request to the Canton Fire Department for the whole blood transfusion.
Paramedics put the 35-year-old in the ambulance where Canton Fire Field Transfusion Paramedic Michael White and EMT Jonathan Buckley started the transfusion. On his way to Boston Medical Center, the man’s vital signs improved, according to officials. Once at the hospital, he was taken to surgery.
“This groundbreaking program represents a significant advancement in prehospital care and has already proven its worth in it first use,” said Fire Chief Wendell Robery. “The successful administration of whole blood in the field is a testament to our paramedics’ and EMTs’ training, preparedness and dedication. We are grateful for the collaboration with Boston Medical Center and the support of our neighboring communities.”
Transfusions with specific blood components are common in hospital settings and are often used for trauma but whole blood might be becoming more common.
The leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. is massive bleeding caused by a traumatic injury, U.S. News and World Report wrote. Most of the deaths occur within six hours.
In an article by the Boston University School of Medicine, it pointed to a new study that suggested a person who receives whole blood transfusion for severe traumatic bleeding earlier has a greater chance of survival.
“However, if this transfusion is delayed by as little as 14 minutes after arriving at the hospital, the survival benefit is significantly reduced,” the university wrote.
Crisanto Torres, assistant professor of surgery at the school, said in the article that there was a “decrease in survival probability for each minute delay in whole blood transfusion.”
She said she hopes this encourages more hospitals to use whole blood as a standard emergency transfusion product and more consideration for it to be used at the scene of an injury or during transport to the hospital.
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