According to federal immigration authorities, there has been a historic surge in deportation cases in Massachusetts this year.
Projections suggest that approximately 59,000 such cases will have been filed by the end of the fiscal year, September 30, per WPRI. If this estimate holds true, it would represent the highest number of new deportation filings in Massachusetts since 2001.
It seems that even “sanctuary” destinations that support illegal immigrants’ arrival to the United States recognize the need to impose limits.
Governor Maura Healey (D-Mass.) announced in July that the state will limit the stay of undocumented immigrants in state-run overflow shelters to a maximum of five days. Previously, undocumented individuals were allowed to stay for up to 30 days and could reapply for an additional 30 days indefinitely, according to ZeroHedge.
“I want to be clear, particularly to people outside of Massachusetts who may have gotten word that this is a place to come, that we do not have room here in Massachusetts,” said Healey, reported ZeroHedge.
Massachusetts now finds itself in a similar situation to other sanctuary destinations like New York City. Perhaps state leaders are rethinking their previous stance on open borders, which has led to an influx of illegal aliens overwhelming their state resources, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
“Taxpayers in Massachusetts have spent more than $1 billion to date on the emergency shelter system that has been overwhelmed with the task of housing thousands of newly arrived migrants, some who entered illegally and some who arrived under one of the Biden administration’s controversial parole programs. State budget officials expect they will have to spend another $1.8 billion in the next two years,” stated Jessica M. Vaughan in her July 25, 2024, report called Massachusetts: A Case Study in Mass Immigration and the Welfare State, published by the Center for Immigration Studies.
Since 2021, approximately 10,000 migrant children, of which 8,500 are unaccompanied minors, have entered Massachusetts, per Vaughn’s report.
The case study continued, revealing that “back in 2016 that households headed by illegal aliens consume on average $5,692 worth of federal welfare benefits each year, a cost that surely has grown over time. Currently, there are an estimated 10,500 inadmissible aliens in Massachusetts who entered on parole, beginning in 2021 under Biden policies. If their welfare usage rate matches the national average for illegal immigrant households (60 percent), that potentially would add about 2,065 new individuals to the welfare rolls each year, beginning in 2026, 2027, and 2028, as they accrue five years of residence.”
These expenses do not even touch upon other costs out of taxpayers’ pockets that come with the influx of illegal aliens, such as education, healthcare, and public safety.