Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency over the illegal immigration crisis. Massachusetts has been considered a “sanctuary state” since 2017 when its court r.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency over the illegal immigration crisis. Massachusetts has been considered a “sanctuary state” since 2017 when its court ruled that law enforcement officers could not arrest a person suspected of being in the country illegally unless criminal charges apply.
In a Tuesday letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Healy told the DHS Secretary that she was making the declaration because of the “rapid and unabating increases in the number of families with children and pregnant people (emphasis mine) – many of them newly arriving migrants and refugees – living within the state but without the means to secure safe shelter in our communities.” Healy attributes the crisis to “federal policies on immigration and work authorizations, inadequate production of affordable housing over the last decade, and the end of COVID-era food and housing security programs.
