Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' flights of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022 may have had an unintended consequence — legal status for the asylum-seekers.

S ome of the illegal immigrants that Florida governor Ron DeSantis flew to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022 now qualify for crime-victim visas, allowing them to legally work in the U.S.

At least three of the migrants flown to the Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can now legally work and have protections from deportation.

The migrants who were sent to Massachusetts by Florida officials as part of a political stunt received “bona fide determinations,” a status that allows them some freedoms until their visa becomes available.

Last June, the Bexar County sheriff urged the district attorney to prosecute alleged deceptive tactics to lure migrants onto the flights.

The federal government is allowing the immigrants to get work authorization and be protected from deportation as potential victims of a crime.

A group of several dozen Venezuelan migrants who mere deceitfully taken from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in 2022 by the Florida government could get U.S. visas as compensation, La Opinion reported on Tuesday.

Three migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have received visas that allow them to work in the U.S. because a Texas sheriff said they were victims of a crime.