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Coverage dated August 30, 2023

Healey activates Massachusetts National Guard to help with migrant crisis

Headline from WPRI Providence

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to assist at shelters and hotels as the state struggles with a flood of migrants.

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  1. Daily Journal

    Governor activates Massachusetts National Guard to help with migrant crisis (opens Daily Journal)

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    BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to assist at shelters and hotels as the state struggles with a flood of migrants. The move comes after the governor declared a state of emergency several weeks ago because of the st…

  2. WPRI Providence

    Healey activates Massachusetts National Guard to help with migrant crisis (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to assist at shelters and hotels as the state struggles with a flood of migrants.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Facing system strained by migrant influx, Healey to activate National Guard to help at shelter hotels (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Governor Maura Healey on Thursday issued an order activating up to 250 National Guard members to help buttress the state’s overloaded emergency shelter system.

  4. Tampa Free Press

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Calls On National Guard Over Migrant Crisis (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is deploying 250 National Guard troops to help with the state’s migrant crisis, she said in...

  5. Washington Examiner

    Massachusetts calls up National Guard to help with immigrant crisis as shelter system overwhelmed (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) on Thursday ordered 250 members of the state's National Guard to help manage its immigrant crisis by providing basic services at emergency shelter hotels.

  6. The Daily Caller

    ‘State Of Emergency’: Dem Gov Calls On National Guard Over Migrant Crisis (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is deploying 250 National Guard troops to help with the state's migrant crisis, she said in a statement Thursday.

  7. GBH News

    Healey activates Mass. National Guard to help with migrant crisis (opens GBH News)

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    Up to 250 members were activated to assist at shelters and hotels as the state struggles with a flood of migrants.

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