Massachusetts Senate passed a bill setting a nine-month cap on shelter stays for illegal immigrants. Taunton sues hotel for housing 450 illegal immigrants, leading to increased 911 calls. Manhattan and Queens have the highest number of asylum-seekers in shelters. Queens has the most illegal immigrant shelters, with concerns about indefinite stays for families. New rules in Massachusetts limit homeless and migrant families' stays in state-run overflow shelters and require monthly reapplication. State announces new migrant shelter eligibility rules and a new location at Chelsea Soldiers’ Home site.
JUST IN: Massachusetts sets new requirements for migrants in shelters, to open Chelsea Soldiers’ Home site https://t.co/OcS7Me1jVO
State officials said Monday they will soon implement a one-month limit on homeless and migrant families staying in state-run overflow shelters, and begin requiring them to reapply monthly and show they are also seeking work authorization or new housing. https://t.co/ASsZHWfA8w
Mass. adds new migrant shelter eligibility rules, announces new location | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/7Rn0juB6Wu
Share of approximately 67,000 "asylum-seekers" in each borough as of March 3, 2024. For once, the Bronx doesn't need to complain about being dumped on by the rest of the city. https://t.co/MgfMsbJQyq https://t.co/SfVqd1ewMw
'Nearly a year after New York state took steps to make it easier for asylum applicants to obtain public assistance cash benefits, about 7,400 migrant [i.e. illegal alien] and refugee households in the city appear to be benefiting under a program called Safety Net Assistance.'… https://t.co/KDutDRK4Et
“Manhattan and Queens are home to a larger number of asylum-seekers staying in shelters than other boroughs, accounting for roughly 38% and 31% of all asylum-seekers, respectively, as of March 3.” https://t.co/dICiZlMHv6 via @CityAndStateNY
Queens has the most illegal immigrant shelters. The 66 doesn’t even include Creedmoor which started with 1000 single men and added more beds. 30-day limit is a start but most in shelters are families so their stays are indefinite! #EndSantuaryCity #CloseTheBorder https://t.co/3McgHfPX7r
City sues hotel for exceeding capacity by housing 450 illegal immigrants in Taunton, Mass. There has been an increase in 911 calls at the hotel for domestic disturbances, overdoses, and mental health episodes since the migrants arrived. https://t.co/J5JlRbDNNI
In the continued debate over ways to deal with the flow of illegal immigrants into Massachusetts, the state’s Democrat-dominated Senate passed a bill late on Thursday that sets a nine-month cap on shelter stays. https://t.co/GCGFOaRpA8