State officers subsequent month plan to host a clinic to assist migrants dwelling in emergency shelters to acquire work authorizations.
In a partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration plans to host the work authorization clinic for migrants through the week of Nov. 13.
The administration introduced Monday morning that the state plans to arrange appointments and supply transportation from shelter websites to the clinic, which is able to happen someplace in Middlesex County.
“We are glad that the Biden-Harris Administration is hosting this clinic with us, which will help process work authorizations as efficiently as possible. Many shelter residents want to work but face significant barriers to getting their work authorizations,” Gov. Healey mentioned in a press release.
“This clinic will be critical for building on the work that our administration has already been leading to connect more migrants with work opportunities, which will help them support their families and move out of emergency shelter into more stable housing options.”
The effort is a part of a multi-pronged initiative to maneuver extra households out of shelters. On Friday, Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed a category motion lawsuit on behalf of three households the group mentioned are “on the brink of homelessness.” The go well with seeks an emergency court docket listening to and a short lived restraining order to cease the state from “undermining” the right-to-shelter legislation, the group mentioned.
Healey introduced on Oct. 16 that the state’s emergency help shelter system was reaching capability, and that the state might not have the ability to assure housing beginning Nov. 1.
— Michael P. Norton / State House News Service
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