Trust Index: No group of people who immigrated illegally were brought to Green Cove Springs

Trust Index: Federal authorities did not bring to Green Cove radical who immigrated illegally

The News4Jax Trust Index squad is fact-checking accusations that the authorities brought successful a radical of radical who immigrated illegally and dropped them disconnected successful Green Cove Springs.

A societal media station circulating shows immoderate photos successful beforehand of a Mexican restaurant. News4Jax has received respective emails asking america to look into the assertion that determination were 2 national buses wherever everyone was removed and past fixed $100 each.

The idiosyncratic posting this connected Facebook says the photos are from Saturday morning. He says buses stopped successful beforehand of La Casita Mexican Restaurant successful Green Cove Spring and either let, oregon forced, radical out.

The assertion is that “the passengers were amerciable immigrants” brought “straight from the confederate border.”

Further, the station reports a lawman connected country said 12 radical “had to beryllium instantly transported to the infirmary due to the fact that they had evident signs of COVID-19.”

We received a fistful of emails linking to the post, with 1 of them asking: “Haven’t seen thing connected immoderate of the news. Could this beryllium true????”

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Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook posted connected Facebook: “There is simply a mendacious station floating astir notation LaCasita edifice successful Green Cove.”

Her station Sunday goes connected to say: “UPDATE- it does look folks from astir the authorities came in. But this was not an “illegals dump”. It was an advertised lawsuit that LaCasita has seemingly offered before. So, determination were immoderate buses used. The flyer beneath lists the services that were offered this weekend. Over the past mates of days, The State Department of Health and Mexican Consulate person been moving unneurotic to get folks vaccinated. This lawsuit was pre planned and scheduled. Folks who person shots person to amusement due identification. This was NOT an “illegals dump.” LaCasita has been a agelong person of this community.”

The Green Cove Springs Police Department addressed it Sunday connected Facebook arsenic well. In notation to the station circulating connected societal media, the Police Department wrote: “This is not factual.”

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The Police Department’s station goes connected to say:

“The Mexican Consulate was successful Green Cove Springs assisting section Mexicans successful obtaining due identification, documents, COVID testing/vaccines, and different societal services. City and County officials were alert of this event. The Consulate performed the relation of galore different consulates successfully and without incident. The Green Cove Springs Police Department (or immoderate different nationalist information agency) did not person immoderate calls for work astatine the location.

“Internet “Trolls” station mendacious accusation similar this for idiosyncratic and governmental motives. If anyone has questions oregon concerns astir thing happening successful our metropolis delight consciousness escaped to question answers straight from the Police Department and/or City Hall.”

To get further clarity, News4Jax reached retired to the Florida Department of Health successful Clay County to inquire for an interview.

The wellness section responded that its wellness serviceman wasn’t disposable and past said: “I tin archer you that DOH-Clay was requested to be a pre-planned lawsuit successful Green Cove Springs to supply COVID19 Vaccinations.”

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After moving the assertion done the Trust Index, we complaint the station arsenic not true.

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