REVERE, Mass. — The Revere City Councilor wants a sit down with Massachusetts officials about the vetting process for people coming into state-funded emergency shelters.
They voted on a motion to request that meeting at Monday night’s council meeting.
This all comes after an undocumented immigrant was arrested at the Revere Quality Inn and found with an assault rifle and 10 pounds of fentanyl.
The Quality Inn off Route 1 is being used as an emergency shelter.
After the arrest, Governor Healey ordered inspections of all emergency shelters.
Last Friday, she ordered criminal background checks to be conducted as well on emergency assistance applicants.
Previously outstanding warrants and sex offense searches had been done, but CORI checks had not.
Now Revere City Council members want to know more about the steps being taken by the state’s housing office to vet the emergency assistance applicants and learn about the safeguards needed to prevent further illegal activity.
“The public’s anger is justified and I stand with them in demanding answers. It is appalling that a state-run resource funded by taxpayer dollars operating under a unique right to shelter law...was so fundamentally flawed,” said Revere City Councilor Michelle Kelley.
House and Senate Republicans plan to hold a press conference at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday morning.
They say they plan to address concerns about the migrant crisis and propose legislative and administrative actions.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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