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Massachusetts accelerates closure of migrant shelters
Massachusetts started housing migrants three years ago, and it was a move that made state leaders react quickly."We were ...
Healey used ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts as migrant and homeless families surged into emergency shelter system, audit charges
In a scathing 74-page report, state Auditor Diana DiZoglio's office said that state officials relied excessively on no-bid ...
Massachusetts to close all emergency state shelters in hotels this summer, governor says
After years of grappling with a migrant crisis, Massachusetts officials plan to close all emergency state shelters in hotels and motels in the state this summer, Gov. Maura Healey said Monday.
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Governor announces all hotel shelters in Massachusetts to close this summer
Governor Maura Healey announced Monday that all hotel migrant shelters in Massachusetts will close this summer.The closure is ...
US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to ...
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State audit finds Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities broke procurement laws during Massachusetts shelter crisis
A day before the audit's release, Governor Maura Healey said Monday her plan to close all hotel shelters was six months ahead ...
Mass. pol Etel Haxhiaj assaulted officers, incited chaotic melee over ICE arrest of violent illegal migrant: police union
A Massachusetts police union is calling for charges against a City Councilmember who allegedly assaulted local and federal ...
The Trump factor in Mass. migrant crisis
SHELTER SOLUTIONS — Gov. Maura Healey has sparred with the president over many of his policies. But Donald Trump’s ...
Judge rules DHS violated court order in deporting 8 migrants to South Sudan
A judge ruled that the Trump administration's deportations of eight men convicted of violent crimes to South Sudan was "unquestionably violative of this Court's order." ...
Emergency shelters at former Massachusetts prison, 32 hotels to close in July
An emergency shelter set up at a former Massachusetts prison will close at the end of July, and shelters set up at hotels ...