With nearly 100 migrants camping at Boston International Airport and the city's shelters filling up, Massachusetts' governor is calling on the Biden administration to take action.
dozens of immigrant families Several He was found sleeping on the cold floor of the international terminal at Logan International Airport with his young children. new york post.
The sad scene is similar to that time. Chicago O'Hare Airportaccording to local reports explained As a “scene from” mad maxis a dystopian movie set in an apocalyptic world.
Recently arrived migrants sit on the floor of cots and makeshift shelters at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on August 31, 2023. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Footage captured by FREEDOM NEWS TV shows the depressing situation of adults and children I'm wearing a coat and laying out a blanket on the hard tiles.
#now Dozens of immigrant families are spending another night at Boston's Logan Airport, sleeping on the floor in a corner of the airport's international terminal. pic.twitter.com/uesgy0Wxsm
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Gov. Maura Healey (D) called on Washington, D.C., to resolve the “border situation.”
“We need D.C. to act. We need Congress to act,” she said. Said CBS News Monday:
In terms of what needs to be done to resolve the border situation, fix some of the asylum procedures and get much-needed funding to some of the landlocked states that have had to shoulder the burden of the problem. , the path exists. It is geopolitical, not nation-made.
Previously the governor Asked The Biden administration will provide an additional $250 million in September 2023 to address states' strained shelter systems. boston globe.
this came after her declared In August, a state of emergency was declared to combat the influx of immigrants.
According to Healey's office, the crisis could cost Massachusetts $915 million in 2025, and Healey said he will “soon submit another supplemental budget to reduce the state's surplus by $700 million.” He plans to offer to finance part of the crisis with money,'' CBS reported.
Healy added that Massachusetts State Troopers are paid overtime to patrol the area.
The 80% increase in immigrants coming into the state is “significantly more than the state has historically provided in emergency assistance programs,” she said.
Boston, along with seven other cities in the state, has been designated a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. That means local officials don't have to follow federal immigration policy.
A shocking video has been released just months after Ed Freni was appointed interim CEO of the Massachusetts Port Authority. Said Logan argued that the airport was “not an appropriate place” for migrants to camp, as there were 20 to 25 new arrivals each day in November.
“When they come to Logan, we meet them and try to support them, but we have to emphasize that Logan is not the right place to house people,” Freni said. He spoke to CBS News at the time, explaining that airports are often places of evacuation. The first destination for immigrants arriving from Latin America.
Massachusetts is struggling to keep up with its growing homeless population, reaching capacity to house 7,500 families in emergency shelters by the end of 2023.
Homeless families are currently on a waiting list.
