SAN ANTONIO — One of the migrants flown from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard last year is speaking out for the first time in a new CBS report.
The trip in September of 2022 made headlines and even spurred a criminal investigation by Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. Dozens of migrants were flown to the resort town with promises that they would receive financial help and help finding housing. Authorities say when they arrived, those promises turned out to be false.
A 60 Minutes investigation that aired Sunday revealed more details about the flights. Sheriff Salazar spoke to CBS, saying the migrants were targeted at San Antonio's Migrant Resource Center on San Pedro.
One of the migrants on the flight, Daniel Cauro, came to San Antonio from Venezuela. He says he was approached by two women in an SUV.
"She was saying, 'We want to send you to a state where there are not so many migrants, and you're going to have a lot of help, because you're going to have housing and all that,'" Cauro said.
He says the migrants were told to sign a transportation consent form in exchange for McDonald's gift cards. When they arrived in Martha's Vineyard, they were dropped off by the side of the road.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took credit for arranging the trip, but no one in his office has been charged with any crimes. Sheriff Javier Salazar has recommended criminal charges against the two women accused of luring the migrants to the flight. That recommendation is under review by the Bexar County District Attorney.