Tuesday is the deadline for migrant families seeking shelter at Boston Logan International Airport to leave.
This move comes as Massachusetts' emergency shelter system has been working at maximum capacity for months.
Gov. Maura Healey says the state is out of shelter space. She said over a week ago that Tuesday would be the last day families were allowed to live at Logan airport, which was nowhere near as full Tuesday morning as it was weeks ago. This is a result of the state's efforts to transition people seeking asylum and refuge in Massachusetts into emergency shelters or into the state's new safety-net system, which includes theGet New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
"They will have case managers on site guiding people in terms of what they need to do. i do not believe that they will leave people without being placed that night," said Gladys Vega from La Colaborativa, a Chelsea-based organization at the front lines assisting families who need shelter.The Logan airport clearing is an effort to increase safety.
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