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(CNN)
Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis says he sent two planes carrying immigrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts on Wednesday, according to a statement emailed to CNN by his office.
"Florida can confirm that the two aircraft carrying undocumented immigrants that arrived in Martha's Vineyard today were part of the state's relocation program to transport undocumented immigrants to sanctuary destinations," the statement said.
"States like Massachusetts, New York and California will better facilitate the care of these people they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as 'sanctuary states' and support for the open border policies of the Biden Administration".
An estimated 50 immigrants arrived in Martha's Vineyard Wednesday on two planes, according to Julian Cyr, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts representing Martha's Vineyard.
The two planes arrived just after 3 pm local time, Cyr said, and white vans took them to Community Services on site.
"There was no prior notification to anyone on Martha's Vineyard or in Massachusetts that these immigrants were coming that I know of," Cyr said.
"The island was quick to respond," he added.
“They basically set up shelters, the equivalent of a hurricane or a Nor'easter.
They were installed in a matter of hours and these families received food.
They have been tested for covid-19 and are spending the night in shelters at various churches on the island."
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