Migrant Crisis Overwhelms Boston as Logan Airport Becomes Makeshift Shelter

Massachusetts Governor Calls for Federal Assistance as State's 'Right-to-Shelter' Law Strains Resources

Migrants are sleeping on the floors of Boston Logan Airport due to a lack of shelter space in the city.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has stated that the state has reached its capacity for shelter space.
Massachusetts is the only state in the U.S. with a 'right-to-shelter' law, which obligates the state to provide emergency shelter for migrant families.
Governor Healey has called on the federal government for assistance, stating that the crisis is not a problem that Massachusetts created.
The crisis is projected to cost almost $1 billion to handle.