Massachusetts governor declares immigration emergency, emphasizes national significance.
Massachusetts Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Crisis
Two thousand miles away from the southern tip of Texas, ”sanctuary” state Massachusetts is the latest to declare a state of emergency for its inability to respond to thousands of immigrants who have arrived after being released from federal custody at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“This is a national issue that demands a national response,” said Democratic Gov. Maura Healey during a press conference Tuesday morning. “Today, I am declaring a state of emergency in Massachusetts.”
Urgent Call for Help
Healey called on Washington to help Massachusetts because the state could not financially or logistically respond to the 20,000 immigrants living in state-funded shelters, hotels, dormitories, and other emergency facilities statewide — an 80% increase from a year ago.
“It’s more families than our state has ever served, exponentially more than our state has ever served in our emergency assistance program,” Healey said. ”We’re unable to move people from housing and shelter into permanent housing because of this, so instead, we’ve been expanding and continuing to look for housing and shelter opportunities, expanding shelter at a rapid pace, and it’s unsustainable.”
A Growing Crisis
Massachusetts joins other localities, including New York City, Chicago, and Washington, that have grappled to respond to the number of immigrants released into their communities from the border under President Joe Biden.
Since Biden took office, more than 2 million people who illegally came across the southern border have been released into the U.S.
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