More migrants are showing up nightly at a Boston hospital. Dozens, most from Haiti, slept in the lobby this week | CNN

Amid humanitarian and security crises in their home country, Haitian migrants arriving in Boston have been sleeping overnight at one of the city's major hospitals. The dramatic increase of migrants arriving in recent weeks has stretched resources, the hospital told CNN.

Boston Medical Center in Boston on June 17, 2021. Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File The Caribbean Immigration Winding down See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Amid humanitarian and security crises in their home country, Haitian migrants arriving in Boston have been sleeping overnight at one of the city’s major hospitals. The dramatic increase of migrants arriving in recent weeks has stretched resources, the hospital told CNN. About 55 people, most from Haiti, spent Wednesday night in the lobby of the Boston Medical Center, according to hospital spokespe

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