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Haitian migrants hunker in Boston Logan terminal amidst shelter crisis

Mass. Migrant crisis: More new arrivals are getting work permits

The number of new arrivals in Massachusetts with work authorizations increased in the last two weeks, a glimmer of hope for the overburdened state-run shelter system.

Migrant crisis: State uprooting families to consolidate shelters

Amid concerns about the state's communication efforts, families living in Woburn, Arlington, and Billerica will move to new locations.

Massachusetts shelter crisis: System hits state-imposed limit

Amid a surge of migrants, the number of homeless families in Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system hit a state-imposed limit Thursday, officials said. Governor Maura Healey has said the program is running out of space, personnel, and money.

Migrants in Mass.: Concern grows as shelter limits loom

State officials said they plan to begin pushing those seeking emergency shelter to a waiting list once the system reaches 7,500 families, which they warn could happen “imminently.” The state had previously said they planned to implement a cap on the system by Wednesday.