Massachusetts spending on the emergency shelter system housing migrant families and local residents has crossed the $700 million threshold, according to data released Monday. Government budget writers have projected the state will shell out approximately $932 million on the emergency shelter system in fiscal year 2024 and another $915 million in fiscal year 2025, which … Read more
The Healey administration shelled out more than $6,800 to send a five-person team to the southern border in Texas to “educate” people of a shelter shortage here, according to her office. The trip was pitched as another attempt to curtail the number of migrants arriving in Massachusetts and make connections with federal immigration officials who … Read more
Gov. Maura Healey banned migrant families from sleeping at Logan Airport starting July 9, a move that will force the oftentimes large crowd that has used the airport as a shelter to find new places to sleep, she announced in a statement Friday. Healey said the decision to bar people from sleeping on the floor … Read more
Gov. Maura Healey said a five-person team sent to the southern border to “educate” people there about the lack of shelter availability for migrants in Massachusetts had a “successful” trip just as they were scheduled to return later Wednesday. Healey’s first term in office has been marked by a maxed-out state-funded shelter system struggling to … Read more
October, 2021, a plane bound for Belarus. Among the passengers are a Syrian couple, Bashir (Jalal Altawil) and Amina (Dalia Naous), who are travelling with their three children and Bashir’s father (Mohamad Al Rashi); having fled war and persecution at home, they hope, ultimately, to join a relative in Sweden. During the flight, Amina befriends … Read more
Monarch butterflies, passionate activists, and “we’re here to stay” signs have all become emblematic of marches and protests calling on presidential administrations to defend DACA recipients from deportation during the past 12 years. Saturday marks the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was established by the Obama administration in … Read more
A staggering 121 New York City hotels have been taken off the market and converted into migrant shelters – raising concerns that a space crunch and pricier rooms will tank tourism. Some 16,000 former hotel rooms now booked to help with the influx of migrants into the Big Apple as the room rate for actual … Read more
6/4: The Daily Report with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson reports on the new immigration policy affecting asylum seekers at the southern border, NATO military exercises in the Baltic region, and what’s behind the slew of liberal arts schools shutting down. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for … Read more
6/4: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Biden announces sweeping changes to asylum system; Ceremony honors school mentors from New York City initiative Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more
6/3: The Daily Report with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson reports on an executive order that could restrict asylum processing at the southern border, the historic election outcome in Mexico, and what’s really behind the dark web. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, … Read more
