Massachusetts Grapples with Migrant Shelter Crisis

Logan Airport Struggles with Daily Influx of Migrants Amid State's Overburdened Shelter System

About 20 to 25 migrants are arriving daily at Boston's Logan Airport, with some seen camping out temporarily in baggage claim and elsewhere before trying to find a spot in the state's overburdened shelter system.
Massport interim CEO Ed Freni stated that the airport is not an appropriate place for migrants to stay, even as some were seen sleeping at the facility as the state grapples with the shelter crisis.
Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system hit a state-imposed limit of 7,500 families last week, leading to a reliance on a patchwork of temporary shelters, including churches, hospital waiting rooms and even airport lounges.
A new work authorization clinic at Camp Curtis Guild, a Massachusetts National Guard training site in Reading, is serving several hundred shelter residents per day, helping migrants obtain work authorization in the hopes of easing the strain on shelters.
State lawmakers who failed to approve a supplemental budget embarked for the Thanksgiving break with no plans to formally convene again for votes until the new year.