Migrants

The Cape Verdean Club and the Portuguese American Association are some of the groups in Falmouth that have worked with the Migrant Communities Project to record their histories.

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 state plans to reimburse school districts at a rate of more than $18,000 per student.

“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.

One thing the organizations are talking about providing is breakfast, because the state’s contracts with motels only cover lunch and dinner.

A year ago, 49 migrants arrived unexpectedly on Martha’s Vineyard. Immigration advocates called it a cruel political stunt, but it has surprisingly created a legal advantage that some of the migrants might be able to use to remain in the United States.

Yarmouth residents packed a Board of Selectmen meeting last night to denounce the Healey administration’s placement of migrant families at a local motel.

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 Republican will attend a lunch in Cotuit on Saturday to fundraise for his presidential bid. It's believed to be his first trip to the region since claiming responsibility for using migrants as political pawns and luring them onto flights with the false promise of jobs.

A Cape Cod teenager was troubled to see migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard last fall to make a political point. Moved to help younger kids who are new to the United States, she formed a club that’s now active in two high schools.