Immigration

Mitchell heralded the city’s accomplishments, but also touched upon some of its challenges, including the cost of housing and the Trump administration’s effort to at least temporarily stop the construction of new offshore wind farms.

The state’s emergency shelter system will reach its capacity limit by the end of the month and Massachusetts will no longer be able to guarantee shelter for newly arriving migrants, Gov. Maura Healey said Monday.

“The number one issue for most of our members, over the last three summers, has really been labor supply issues,” said Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO of the chamber.

Yarmouth Town Administrator Bob Whritenour said the state informed the town Monday that migrants had been sent to the motel over the weekend. He said some of the families have young children.

The Treasury is looking at whether Florida used interest earnings on pandemic relief money for immigration purposes, and whether that’s allowable.

Online, by phone, and even by aerial banner, the Vineyard has become a target for threats and angry comments about immigration.

Since Friday afternoon, the 49 mostly Venezuelan migrants, whose unexpected arrival in the region caused a national sensation, are temporarily — and voluntarily — living on the grounds of Joint Base Cape Cod. Here’s what we know.

The group of about 50 migrants who have been in temporary shelter on Martha’s Vineyard has moved to Joint Base Cape Cod. The move is voluntary. The group traveled by bus and ferry, surrounded by media.

The migrants who were flown without their permission to Martha's Vineyard this week are not the first people to be transported out of state as part of a political power play.

The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.