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Massachusetts accelerates closure of migrant shelters
Massachusetts started housing migrants three years ago, and it was a move that made state leaders react quickly."We were ...
Healey used ‘unlawful’ no-bid contracts as migrant and homeless families surged into emergency shelter system, audit charges
In a scathing 74-page report, state Auditor Diana DiZoglio's office said that state officials relied excessively on no-bid ...
Massachusetts congressman outraged by Trump's actions against Harvard, "morons and buffoons"
Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch is outraged by the Trump administration's effort to ban foreign students. "It will ...
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Tariffs, immigration crackdown, funding cuts: BU professor warns of ‘Trump Trifecta’
Mark Williams says the effects on Massachusetts from President Trump's federal policy changes amounts to an “economic attack.
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State audit finds Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities broke procurement laws during Massachusetts shelter crisis
A day before the audit's release, Governor Maura Healey said Monday her plan to close all hotel shelters was six months ahead ...
US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to ...
Vt. farmers wanted stricter immigration policies. Now Trump’s deportation push is hurting their businesses.
Farm owners and workers alike have been on edge in the month since US Border Patrol officers detained eight Mexican men on ...
Dominican fugitive captured in Massachusetts charged with trafficking fentanyl, firearms, feds say
A fugitive from the Dominican Republic charged with firearms trafficking crimes in his native country has been arrested in ...
Tufts student returns to Massachusetts after release from immigration custody
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticised Britain's invitation to Donald Trump for a second state visit, saying it ...
Trump administration violated court order in removing migrants to South Sudan, judge says
A federal district judge said the Trump administration violated his court order by removing eight migrants to South Sudan without giving them an opportunity to object.