Maura Healey

There's just a lack of trust generally. There's a lack of trust. And, you know, it's hard to overcome the fear mongering that's gone on. The number of people in what are our emergency shelter system here in Massachusetts now.

See, to zoom out, we're the only state in the country that has what's called a right to shelter law that houses women and children and families who are experiencing homelessness. And as a result, the law has required us to take in numbers, including migrants who've arrived here as homeless. I've recently made proposals to the legislature to change that, but it's been a challenging situation.

See, to zoom out, we're the only state in the country that has what's called a right to shelter law that houses women and children and families who are experiencing homelessness. And as a result, the law has required us to take in numbers, including migrants who've arrived here as homeless. I've recently made proposals to the legislature to change that, but it's been a challenging situation.

I'll say, though, that even within that system, the majority of folks in that system are actually Massachusetts families. They're not new immigrant families, okay? But it's about what the public perception is. And all I can do is try to manage my way through it.

I'll say, though, that even within that system, the majority of folks in that system are actually Massachusetts families. They're not new immigrant families, okay? But it's about what the public perception is. And all I can do is try to manage my way through it.

I mean, I think that what we're focused on is really about... your, are you, have you been living in Massachusetts or did you just get evicted from your apartment in Pennsylvania and you got on a bus and drove up here?

I mean, I think that what we're focused on is really about... your, are you, have you been living in Massachusetts or did you just get evicted from your apartment in Pennsylvania and you got on a bus and drove up here?

Like our law is meant to actually take a families who for one reason or another in Massachusetts became homeless, not to be a refuge for people from other States who sadly, uh, and with compassion, um, I say this became homeless and then come to Massachusetts to get housing. That's not the point of the law.

Like our law is meant to actually take a families who for one reason or another in Massachusetts became homeless, not to be a refuge for people from other States who sadly, uh, and with compassion, um, I say this became homeless and then come to Massachusetts to get housing. That's not the point of the law.

First of all, I don't really even know what he's talking about, to be honest. Again, I'm somebody whose state police regularly work with Homeland Security, ATF, FBI, DEA on the investigation and prosecution of folks, including folks who are undocumented, who have and are committing crimes, drug trafficking, gun trafficking, human trafficking. That was the way before Trump.

First of all, I don't really even know what he's talking about, to be honest. Again, I'm somebody whose state police regularly work with Homeland Security, ATF, FBI, DEA on the investigation and prosecution of folks, including folks who are undocumented, who have and are committing crimes, drug trafficking, gun trafficking, human trafficking. That was the way before Trump.

It will be the way after Trump. So I don't really know what he's referring to in terms of or why he singled out Boston. Again, Boston.

It will be the way after Trump. So I don't really know what he's referring to in terms of or why he singled out Boston. Again, Boston.

We're not Boston's. that's the thing that there's this, I think there's a lot of talk and semantics out there in the sky. Holman is just, you know, as a lot in the Trump administration do just making up a bunch of stuff and trying to start something, trying to pick a fight. Okay. So look, That's not productive, okay?

We're not Boston's. that's the thing that there's this, I think there's a lot of talk and semantics out there in the sky. Holman is just, you know, as a lot in the Trump administration do just making up a bunch of stuff and trying to start something, trying to pick a fight. Okay. So look, That's not productive, okay?

Because as a former law enforcement official, if you care about law enforcement, the best way to secure the safety and well-being of community states, our nation, is for local, state, and federal law enforcement to work together. So it seems to me you shouldn't be threatening to bring, what was it? Hell?

Because as a former law enforcement official, if you care about law enforcement, the best way to secure the safety and well-being of community states, our nation, is for local, state, and federal law enforcement to work together. So it seems to me you shouldn't be threatening to bring, what was it? Hell?

Okay. Whatever. No, you should come here with support and resources, right? To help us address any public safety issues we're experiencing. You should do that with other states. And I can tell you that Massachusetts law enforcement, state and local, continue to work with federal law enforcement when it comes to the investigation and the prosecution and the apprehension of criminals.

Okay. Whatever. No, you should come here with support and resources, right? To help us address any public safety issues we're experiencing. You should do that with other states. And I can tell you that Massachusetts law enforcement, state and local, continue to work with federal law enforcement when it comes to the investigation and the prosecution and the apprehension of criminals.

The real thing that's going on at ICE is that the numbers have gone down at the border. The number of the crossings at the border were going down during the end of the Biden administration, in fact. And so I think they're scrambling, you know, to figure out how they can keep this going.