Investigation into who sent migrants on private plane from NM to Sacramento

Officials allege 16 migrants aged 18 to 30 years old, crossed the Texas border looking for work, but, instead were taken to Sacramento and abandoned at a Catholic church.
1:56 | 06/05/23

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Transcript for Investigation into who sent migrants on private plane from NM to Sacramento
PREPOSITION CLOSE TO THE FRONT LINES. >> TOM, THANK YOU. >> TOM, THANK YOU. AN URGENT INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY >> TOM, THANK YOU. AN URGENT INVESTIGATION UNDERWA AN URGENT INVESTIGATION UNDERWA AFTER A PRIVATE JET LANDED WITH AFTER A PRIVATE JET LANDED WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN MIGRANTS ON MORE THAN A DOZEN MIGRANTS ON BOARD PRETTY MIGRANTS APPEARED BOARD PRETTY MIGRANTS APPEARED TO HAVE COSTS IN TO U.S. AND TO HAVE COSTS IN TO U.S. AND TEXAS AND THEY ALLEGEDLY WE'RE TEXAS AND THEY ALLEGEDLY WE'RE NOT TOLD WHERE THEY WERE GOING. NOT TOLD WHERE THEY WERE GOING. THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SAYS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC IMPAIRED. VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC IMPAIRED. >> OUTRAGE CHAPTER AFTER 16 MIGRANTS WITH ONLY AN BACKPACKS MIGRANTS WITH ONLY AN BACKPACKS WORTH A BELONGINGS WORK WORTH A BELONGINGS WORK CONVINCED TO ABORT A PRIVATE CONVINCED TO ABORT A PRIVATE PLANE AND EVENTUALLY SACRAMENTO PLANE AND EVENTUALLY SACRAMENTO WITH NO PRIOR ARRANGEMENT OR WITH NO PRIOR ARRANGEMENT OR CARE. CARE. EVENTUALLY ENDING UP IN THE EVENTUALLY ENDING UP IN THE SACRAMENTO DIOCESE. SACRAMENTO DIOCESE. >> YOU DON'T USE EVIDENCE AND PEOPLE AS PONCE PURKEY THE PEOPLE AS PONCE PURKEY THE MIGRANTS MOSTLY MEN AGES 18-30 MIGRANTS MOSTLY MEN AGES 18-30 HAD CROSSED THE BORDER INTO HAD CROSSED THE BORDER INTO TEXAS LOOKING FOR WORK FRED. TEXAS LOOKING FOR WORK FRED. >> THEY WANT TO WORK FRED THEY CAME HERE TO WORK. CAME HERE TO WORK. GIG CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GIG CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL MET THE MIGRANT GENERAL MET THE MIGRANT YESTERDAY ALONG WITH GOVERNOR YESTERDAY ALONG WITH GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM. GAVIN NEWSOM. THE STATE IS INVESTIGATING WHO THE STATE IS INVESTIGATING WHO MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED. HE WAS THE SAME PROGRAM USED IN MARTHA'S VINEYARD PRETTY GET MARTHA'S VINEYARD PRETTY GET THERE CONSIDERING BRINGING THERE CONSIDERING BRINGING CHARGES IF HE CAN DETERMINE WHO CHARGES IF HE CAN DETERMINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. IS RESPONSIBLE. FALSE IMPRISONMENT AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT AND KIDNAPPING. KIDNAPPING. IT INCLUDES ENTITIES THAT IT INCLUDES ENTITIES THAT FALSELY REPRESENT OR DECEIVE OR FALSELY REPRESENT OR DECEIVE OR ESSENTIALLY LIVE FRAUDULENTLY TO FALSELY REPRESENT OR DECEIVE OR ESSENTIALLY LIVE FRAUDULENTLY T ESSENTIALLY LIVE FRAUDULENTLY T INDIVIDUALS TO MANIPULATE THEM. INDIVIDUALS TO MANIPULATE THEM. >> ED THE AG AT SOME MIGRANTS ARE BEING FED AND RECEIVING FREE >> ED THE AG AT SOME MIGRANTS ARE BEING FED AND RECEIVING FRE ARE BEING FED AND RECEIVING FRE MEDICAL CARE AND LEGAL SERVICES MEDICAL CARE AND LEGAL SERVICES HAS FOR ANYBODY, THEY SAY THAT

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