Massachusetts Sends Warning: Migrant Shelters 'Full'
Published Jun 26, 2024 at 12:16 PM EDT
Updated Jun 27, 2024 at 12:46 PM EDT
By Nick Mordowanec
Staff Writer
Massachusetts officials went down to the southern border to warn migrants and federal agencies that statewide shelters are already "full" from burgeoning immigration.
Governor Maura Healey sent administration officials to the U.S.-Mexico border to meet with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Joint Task Force-North, nongovernmental organizations and families to inform them that the state's family shelter system is "at capacity," essentially discouraging more from coming to cities like Boston.
Officials visited the Texas cities of San Antonio, McAllen, Hidalgo and Brownsville—called the most common points of entry for families that later arrive in Massachusetts.
"This trip is an important opportunity to meet with families arriving in the U.S. and the organizations that work with them at the border to make sure they have accurate information about the lack of shelter space in Massachusetts," Emergency Assistance Director General Scott Rice, who traveled south, said in a statement. "It is essential that we get the word out that our shelters are full so that families can plan accordingly to make sure they have a safe place to go."
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-massachusetts-boston-healey-border-shelters-1917610?piano_t=1