With dozens of migrant families using it as emergency shelter, the state-operated complex has been closed to the public and sports program that use its facilities since January.
Boston police cited a city ordinance created in response to the homelessness and substance abuse crisis before clearing a large protest encampment overnight.
The City of Boston has lowered its private security presence in the Mass and Cass zone, citing statistics that show fewer squatters in the drug-infested area.
Boston Health Care for the Homeless brought testing and care directly to the streets after a 2021 HIV outbreak that significantly affected the unhoused population.