From Fox News: While she is shutting down her sanctuary state’s migrant shelters, critics are accusing Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey of simply shifting the costs over to a program that makes migrants eligible to receive at least $30,000 in housing assistance over two years.
The Boston Herald reported in June that the Healey administration had increased spending in Massachusetts’ HomeBASE program to $97 million in 2025, up from $9.5 million in 2022, according to state data.
The outlet reported that eligible families in the Massachusetts-run shelter system were being provided with $30,000 in rental assistance over two years. According to the Herald, the total caseload for HomeBASE increased under Healey from 1,473 in January 2023 to 7,767 in April 2025, more than a 400 percent increase. The outlet also said that some eligible families could qualify for an additional $15,000 in a third year of assistance but that state officials planned to pause third year assistance in July.
Massachusetts GOP Chair Amy Carnevale commented on the taxpayer-funded program, saying, “Taxpayers are giving migrant families nearly limitless free rental assistance. Meanwhile, federal action means these families won’t be receiving work permits anytime soon. The migrant shelter crisis is not over, and cost-shifting is not leadership.”
A spokesperson for Gov. Healey denied that illegal aliens are benefiting from the rental assistance program.
However, Carnevale, as well as Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts migrant shelter director and whistleblower, insist that illegal aliens ARE recipients of the program.
Fetherston further alleged that illegal aliens are spending the bulk of the $30,000 on other expenses, instead of using it for housing.
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Wow…appears I’m getting to @MassGovernor!
Her office is finally commenting, even though it’s all half truths and gaslighting.
@massgop @CarnevaleMHD and myself will keep pushing to expose the waste, fraud and failures of the Governor. https://t.co/5gHEVPYQep— All Politics is Local with Jon Fetherston (@LocalPoliticsis) August 7, 2025
Meanwhile, Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts migrant shelter director who blew the whistle about rampant crime and abuse taking place in the system, commented that “instead of creating stability, HomeBase has become a revolving door of short-term rental assistance.”
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— All Politics is Local with Jon Fetherston (@LocalPoliticsis) August 7, 2025
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