Migrant children return to Pecos facility after it was empty for months cbs7.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbs7.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
We just received a press release from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). They are a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They informed us of the following:
“the Starr Commonwealth Emergency Intake Site (EIS) in Albion, Michigan, received their first UC today, totaling approximately 100 children.”
They went on to explain that:
“The children will be welcomed by staff, receive a medical check, and be provided needed clothing, toiletries, food and snacks, as well as a safe place to rest.”
How many “unaccompanied minors” can Starr Commonwealth accommodate? Last week we reported that Starr Commonwealth in a press release stated that they could “shelter for up to 240 unaccompanied migrant children ages 12 and younger”.
HHS Opens 2 More Emergency Holding Facilities for Unaccompanied Minors
The Biden administration has opened another two emergency holding facilities used to temporarily house unaccompanied minors who illegally crossed into the United States amid the ongoing crisis at the southern border.
Both facilities are located in Texas and will receive their first group of unaccompanied children on Monday, who will be transferred out of U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
One of the facilities will be located at Target Lodge Pecos North property in Pecos, Texas, and will take in 125 children on Monday. The Pecos facility will house 13 to 17-year-old boys and girls and has a potential capacity of 2,000 beds.
Unaccompanied migrant children might be housed at Texas military bases usatoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usatoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.