Massachusetts Sends Officials to Border to Warn They’re Out of Space

Officials representing the governor of Massachusetts are at the U.S.–Mexico border to warn groups and federal agents that the state does not have any more capacity to house illegal immigrants. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, sent members of her administration to the border to meet with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, nongovernmental groups, and families “to educate them about the lack of shelter availability in Massachusetts,” according to a Tuesday press release from Ms. Healey’s office. “This trip is an important opportunity to meet with families arriving in the U.S. and the organizations that work with them at the border to make sure they have accurate information about the lack of shelter space in Massachusetts,” Scott Rice, the state’s emergency assistance director general, said in a statement. “It is essential that we get the word out that our shelters are full so that families can plan accordingly to make sure they have a safe place to go.”...