The shelter system has undergone additional adjustments as a result of a significant seizure at a migrant hotel in Massachusetts that resulted in an arrest.
Following an early-morning investigation by Revere Police Patrol Units Friday inside a hotel room at the Quality Inn, 100 Morris Street in Revere, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey released a statement on Monday. Patrol police found a big capacity.556 caliber assault weapon and about 5 kilograms/10 pounds of fentanyl, which had an estimated street value of more than $1 million, as a consequence of the inquiry. Three magazines for big capacity rifles were also found, one of which contained.556 rounds. Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 28, was later taken into custody by officers for the firearms violation.
The fact that this person exploited our shelter system to commit crimes is ludicrous. Regarding this instance, our administration has communicated with federal immigration officials as well as local law enforcement. This emphasizes even more how dysfunctional our federal immigration system is and how urgently the White House and Congress must pass a border security bill to keep criminals out of our neighborhoods. The effects of government inactivity should no longer be endured by the people of Massachusetts. To find out what further we can do to stop criminal activity in shelters, I’ve ordered a thorough assessment of our intake procedures and an inspection of every shelter unit, starting with the Revere facility. -Governor Healey
Healey has disclosed some of those intake modifications, according to WCVB.
Massachusetts was already conducting periodic warrant checks and limited background checks on residents of emergency shelters. Now, Healey has mandated that a CORI check be included in the checks. Information on accessible Massachusetts arraignments can be obtained using a name-based criminal record check (CORI).
Healey submitted a supplemental spending bill on Monday, according to the State House News Service, asking for an additional $425 million from a reserve account to sustain the emergency assistance shelter program, which is now operating at maximum capacity, for the upcoming six months.
Massachusetts is home to more than half of the families in emergency shelters, Healey said.