Activists suing DeSantis over Martha's Vineyard flights received over $1.3M from George Soros network

The activist group at the center of a class-action lawsuit against Florida Gov.

Ron DeSantis and other Florida officials for migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard has received nearly $1.4 million from George Soros’ Open Society network.

Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit immigrant advocacy group, filed the lawsuit on behalf of Alianza Americas, according to a press release Tuesday that described the latter group as "a network of migrant-led organizations supporting immigrants across the United States.".

Alianza Americas has received a total of $1,383,947 from George Soros' Open Society Foundations between 2016 and 2020, OSF's records show. .

The grants came from three of his nonprofits: Open Society Institute, Open Society Policy Center and Foundation to Promote Open Society. .

The law firm filing the suit, Lawyers for Civil Rights, received $50,000 from the Borealis Philanthropy in 2019, tax forms show.

The class-action suit filed by Lawyers for Civil Rights in the District of Massachusetts alleges that DeSantis and others "designed and executed a premeditated, fraudulent and illegal scheme centered on exploiting this vulnerability for the sole purpose of advancing their own personal, financial and political interests." .

The class-action lawsuit alleges that the migrants were told they were going to Boston or Washington, "which was completely false," and were induced with perks such as $10 McDonald's gift certificates

A man who is part of a group of immigrants that had just arrived flashes a thumbs-up in Edgartown, Mass., on Sept

"No human being should be used as a political pawn," said Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, which is seeking class-action status representing Alianza Americas and other migrants

In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, DeSantis’ spokeswoman Taryn Fenske slammed the lawsuit as "political theater" perpetrated by "opportunistic activists" at the expense of illegal immigrants. 

Fenske provided Fox News with a copy of a consent form — available in English and Spanish — that she said was given to migrants before they boarded