Martha’s Vineyard Homelessness Director Says Illegal Immigrants ‘Have to Move Somewhere Else’

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

Lisa Belcastro, the director of the Harbor Homes shelter on Martha’s Vineyard, said the Massachusetts island is in a “housing crisis” and cannot permanently deal with 50 illegal immigrants who were sent there by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

In a video with reporters on Thursday, Belcastro said that “at some point in time they have to move somewhere else” because the island—often visited by the wealthy and powerful—has a problem with housing.