Massachusetts Ends Airport Shelter for Migrants, Opens New Facility

Governor Healey announces ban on overnight stays at Logan International Airport, relocates migrants to Norfolk shelter.

More than 100 migrants have been using Logan Airport as shelter due to lack of space in state facilities.
The new shelter in Norfolk, a former minimum-security prison, can accommodate up to 450 people.
State officials visited the US-Mexico border to inform migrants about the lack of shelter space in Massachusetts.
The state plans to spend $915 million on emergency migrant housing in the next fiscal year.
Massachusetts remains the only state with a 'right to shelter' law, but resources are stretched thin.