Shelters are overcrowded with migrant children — now the Trump admin is scouting military bases
The Trump Administration is assessing whether military bases in Oklahoma, Montana and Georgia are suitable to shelter immigrant children who are apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border without an adult relative.
The Pentagon is now on the hook to help shelter 5,000 migrant children at its facilities. So far, three bases are under assessment, according to Major Chris Mitchell, a Pentagon spokesman.
However, it may be unavoidable this year. Apprehensions of children at the border are already nearing record numbers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released new data Wednesday that showed the figures had skyrocketed to 56,278 at the end of May, a 74% increase over last year. The influx of migrants, mainly from Central America, is straining an already exhausted system, U.S. officials say. Six children have died while in U.S. custody since last year.
The increasingly perilous funding situation was demonstrated in a Washington Post report Wednesday that said HHS is “canceling English classes, recreational programs, and legal aid for unaccompanied minors staying in federal migrant shelters nationwide” in an effort to save money.
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