Illegal Immigrants Flown to Martha’s Vineyard Will Get ‘Crime Victim’ Visas

Some of them will be able to stay and work while their visa application is processed.

Illegal immigrants gather, after being flown in from Texas on a flight funded by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, at Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., on Sept. 15, 2022. Vineyard Gazette/Handout via Reuters

Some of the illegal immigrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 are expected to receive a special visa that would allow them to stay and work, their attorney said.

Those individuals applied last year for what’s known as the U-visa, a special type of immigration status granted to crime victims who are helpful to the authorities in the investigation or prosecution of crimes.