Alianza Americas et al v. DeSantis et al

  1. February 28, 2023

    DeSantis Rips 'Unprecedented' Suit Over Stranded Migrants

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pressed a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss an "unprecedented" suit by migrants who say the Republican and other state officials tricked them into boarding flights to Martha's Vineyard and left them stranded there, saying the suit is laden with "insurmountable defects."

  2. November 29, 2022

    Flight Co., Ex-Army Agent Added To Stranded Migrants' Suit

    Asylum-seekers who accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of luring them onto Martha's Vineyard-bound flights with false promises of shelter and other aid added a flight company and an ex-Army counterintelligence agent as defendants in their lawsuit alleging constitutional violations. 

  3. September 21, 2022

    'Stranded' Martha's Vineyard Migrants Can Sue Anonymously

    Applying a recently established First Circuit framework, a federal judge said Wednesday that a group of migrants suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials who allegedly duped them into flying to Martha's Vineyard could bring their claims anonymously.

  4. September 20, 2022

    Migrants Say DeSantis 'Stranded' Them On Martha's Vineyard

    Three asylum-seekers who allege they were tricked into boarding flights to Martha's Vineyard sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, saying he violated their constitutional protections against unreasonable seizures by leaving them "stranded" on the Massachusetts island with false promises of relief.