Federal government turning apartment complex once used by oil field workers in south Texas into an emergency shelter for 1,600 migrant kids who arrive at the border without their parents.
The federal government will turn an apartment complex once used by oil field workers in south Texas into an emergency shelter for 1,600 migrant kids who arrive at the border without their parents. It is also looking at several military bases to house another 1,400 kids in coming weeks, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Mark Weber, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, said Friday the new emergency facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, called"The Studios" will open soon. Weber said other several other military bases remain under consideration, including Fort Sill in Oklahoma, as a way of expanding capacity by 3,000 among all the sites. There are currently some 13,000 migrant minors in HHS custody.
Weber said all children sent to Carrizo Springs will reside in “hard-sided” facilities, and tent-like structures will only be used for support operations. The agency's program has come under severe financial strain in recent weeks, as Congress has yet to fulfill the Trump administration's request for $2.9 billion in emergency money to care for what the government calls"unaccompanied alien children." As a result of the influx and lack of money, HHS is canceling education and recreational services for the kids.
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