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A migrant family sprints for housing as shelter clock ticks

A migrant family sprints for housing as shelter clock ticks

Update: 2024-11-29
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As Massachusetts moved to limit shelter costs and stays, the Eduoards and other migrant families stared down a fast-approaching deadline. If they failed to find a home of their own, they were facing a possible end to their hopes of living in the United States.

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A migrant family sprints for housing as shelter clock ticks

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