Migrant Crisis Headlines
Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents | Boston Globe
ICE blasts Boston: Feds say BPD refused 198 immigration detainer requests for ‘egregious crime’ in 2024, not 15 | Boston Herald
Immigration spurs biggest bump in Mass. population in 60 years | MassLive
The Emergency Assistance Housing Dashboard has not been updated since December 19, 2024. However, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance and the Executive Office for Housing and Livable Communities must produce a biweekly report on the EA program to the Legislature.
Read the full report by clicking below:
Keep track and stay informed about the number of families currently enrolled in the Commonwealth Shelter System. Note: The data does not distinguish between Massachusetts citizens and migrants (undocumented or otherwise). Also, the numbers are presented as ranges rather than exact numbers.
Hint: While viewing the website, hover over the map with your mouse to view information for each municipality. If you right-click in the map area, an option to show the data as a table will appear. Click the button to see a list of each municipality. See how-to below.
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