All 146 migrant children who were housed at an Erie dormitory since April 13 have been either transferred to other facilities or reunited with sponsors in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
On Saturday, 113 children at the Pennsylvania International Academy dormitory in Summit Township were transported out of the facility. On Sunday, 31 children were transported out. Two children were transported out earlier last week.
In a statement Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the children would be transferred to facilities licensed by the department s Office of Refugee Resettlement where beds are available.
Migrant children in sole Pennsylvania shelter await their fate
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Migrant children from the Mexican border arrive at Summit dorm
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At least 150 refugee children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border are expected to arrive in Erie late Tuesday or early Wednesday to receive temporary shelter, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson.
The unaccompanied children, who will range in age from 7 to 12 years old, will be housed at a dormitory owned by the Pennsylvania International Academy, located adjacent to the ErieBank Sports Park in Summit Township.
Six children will be assigned to each room in the 648-capacity dormitory, as more children are expected in the future.
At 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a handful of officers from the Federal Protective Service, a uniformed police division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, were seen outside the facility and employing police tape to block off a side of the parking lot.