$30K in migrant housing aid has Dem gov on hot seat for 'revolving door' policy

After that report, Massachusetts GOP Chair Amy Carnevale commented that the HomeBASE program amounted to being "shelters by another name."

"Taxpayers are giving migrant families nearly limitless free rental assistance. Meanwhile, federal action means these families won't be receiving work permits anytime soon," she went on, adding, "The migrant shelter crisis is not over, and cost-shifting is not leadership."

This month, Healey announced the closure of all remaining hotel shelters in the Bay State amid the formal termination of her executive emergency focused on the state's Biden-era migrant influx.

In a statement emailed to Fox News Digital, Carnevale said that "friends, favors, and failures continue to emerge even as she declares that the migrant crisis is over."

"Healey should rip off the Band-Aid and tell the public whether these same oversights are occurring in the HomeBASE program," she continued.

"The abuse of taxpayer dollars, coupled with a stunning lack of oversight by Maura Healey and her administration, will define her legacy as governor."

He said that because migrants often spend the bulk of their $30,000 on upfront costs, many become unable to sustain their housing within months.

"The Healey Administration's expansion of the HomeBASE program was sold to the public as a solution, one that would save money, reduce shelter dependence, and help migrant families become self-sufficient. But the reality is far different," he explained. "HomeBASE is now a bloated, mismanaged program that's failing both the taxpayers who fund it and the migrants it claims to help."

"HomeBASE, in its current form, is a broken promise," he said. "Taxpayers are footing a nearly $100 million bill with little transparency, no measurable outcomes and no end in sight. The promise of savings from closing hotel shelters is being quietly replaced with backdoor spending that still lacks accountability.

"This isn't a hand-up; it's a setup for failure."

Fox News Digital reached out to Healey's office for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication.