Public records revealed that Larry Keefe, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida and the state’s public safety czar, was among those in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration directly involved in its program to transport migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard.

And critics of the administration, such as Daniel Uhlfelder, a candidate for state attorney general, have alleged that DeSantis is abusing Florida’s Sunshine Law, a series of statutes that guarantee transparency in state government. For example, he pointed to several text messages Keefe sent to James Uthmeier, the governor’s chief of staff.

Daniel Uhlfelder. (Courtesy photo) Daniel Uhlfelder/courtesy photo

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