An architect of a controversial bid to fly migrants from Texas to a Massachusetts resort town in 2022 has been named to guide Florida's new state board of immigration enforcement.

The News4JAX I-TEAM on Wednesday obtained new text messages and videos related to the controversial relocation of more than 50 migrants who were flown from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard on private flights.

News4Jax asked the DeSantis administration why it chose this particular case and a spokesperson said because the administration has concerns about illegal immigration in Jacksonville and across the state.

The investigation factored into last years gubernatorial race between former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantis, the eventual winner. The FBI investigation, however, resulted in indictments for Maddox and his longtime aide and former business partner, Paige Carter-Smith, who on Tuesday also pleaded guilty to the same three charges as Maddox. Hinkle has scheduled a November trial for a third defendant in the case, Tallahassee businessman J.T. Your honor, I want to plead guilty, Maddox said after a short discussion with his lawyer, Stephen Dobson. Informing Maddox and Carter-Smith of the maximum sentences associated with the charges, Hinkle noted that the government can impose lower sentences based on substantial assistance from defendants.