Officials said the 16 migrants who arrived in Sacramento are from Colombia and Venezuela. They entered the U.S. through Texas.
"While this is still under investigation, we can confirm these individuals were in possession of documentation purporting to be from the government of the State ofThe documents said the migrants were transported through a program run by
They were approached outside a migrant center in El Paso, Texas, by people who offered them jobs and travel assistance, said Eddie Carmona of PICO California, a faith-based group helping the migrants. They did not know they were being taken to Sacramento and arrived with few belongings, he said. KTVU also reached out to the office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Texas Department of Public Safety for comment but have not yet heard back.
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