Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will open Wednesday to house up to 3,000 immigrant teens, sources say
Federal officials say there has been a huge surge of people crossing the border this year and the federal government is quickly running out of space to hold them.
Author: Rebecca Lopez, Jozelyn Escobedo (WFAA)
Published: 12:32 PM CDT March 16, 2021
Updated: 5:19 AM CDT March 17, 2021
DALLAS —
Updated at 5:15 a.m. to correct date of Gov. Abbott's Dallas visit.
The U.S. government will begin housing unaccompanied immigrant minors Wednesday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, congressional sources tell WFAA. Two hundred children will arrive Wednesday.