Attorneys representing more than 30 of the immigrants who crossed into Massachusetts this week have asked the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts and the state attorney general to open criminal investigations into the flights.   

  Attorneys for Civil Rights, which provides free legal aid to communities of color and immigrants, blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis, calling the flights a “political stunt,” in a press release Saturday.   

  DeSantis sent two planes carrying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard earlier this week, in a move that angered Democratic politicians and underscored Republican governors’ ongoing efforts to fly migrants to northern liberal enclaves to protest inadequate federal security efforts of the southern border.   

  Martha’s Vineyard, located off the coast of Massachusetts and long known as a luxurious summer destination for wealthy vacationers, provided an unusual and unexpected place for the emigrants to be sent.   

  James Haggerty, the Edgartown city manager, told CNN on Thursday that officials believe all of the migrants are from Venezuela.  A local fire chief said earlier in the day that the migrants included seven families, with four children between the ages of 3 and 8.   

  Community members from the island quickly rallied to help the migrants by donating food and clothing.  In addition, residents and others from around the country raised more than $175,000 after the immigrants arrived, according to Beth Folcarelli, executive director of the nonprofit Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.   

  Lawyers for the immigrants said their clients did not know they were being taken to Martha’s Vineyard specifically.   

  They were induced to board the planes by “presentations of job assistance and immigration assistance in Boston,” the lawyers said in a news release.   

  DeSantis dismissed claims the migrants didn’t know where they were going because he said they had signed a waiver and were given a package that included a map of Martha’s Vineyard, adding, “It’s obvious that’s where they were going.”  and it was all “voluntary”.   

  U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachel Rollins told reporters Thursday that she will speak with members of the Justice Department about DeSandis’ actions, saying she does not yet have enough information to say whether she broke any laws by sending the migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.  He added that their first priority was to ensure that the people who arrived were treated with respect.   

  A spokeswoman for Rollins’ office in Massachusetts told CNN on Saturday they had no further comment.   

  Chloe Gotsi, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, told CNN on Saturday that the office is working to “review all relevant information.”   

  “We are in contact with our federal and state partners, along with attorneys representing immigrants, as we gather evidence and evaluate all legal options,” Gotsis said.   

  CNN previously reported that the migrants were taken to a military base Friday morning to receive shelter and humanitarian aid, according to officials.   

  DeSantis has pledged to continue his efforts to relocate immigrants.   

  “These are just the first efforts,” the Florida governor said.  “We have an infrastructure in place now.  Much more will happen.”