Immigration
Houston Is A Top Destination For Migrant Kids. Hereâs What Itâs Like In Their Own Words
After kids are processed at the border, most are reconnected with family members and restart their lives in a new country, in a new language and with a new school. Each year, hundreds of them end up in Houston.
April 8, 2021, 6:00 AM
Migrants walk on a dirt road after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Mission, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it’s under control and said he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
The Gateway International Bridge separates Brownsville, Texas, from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in Mexico.
Houston has become the most common destination for migrant children and teens who cross the U.S.-Mexico border without a legal guardian.
In the last few weeks, thousands of these kids have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, which has overwhelmed border facilities and migrant shelters nationwide and has prompted the opening of several emergency intake sites across Texas.
U.S. Health and Human Services said more than 20,000 children and teens are being held in these facilities nationwide.
Behind those numbers are the lives of real kids.
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But even as temperatures rise today, Houston is still not out of the woods.
The majority of Harris County is still under a boil water advisory and residents are being told to conserve electricity use.
Below is a list of free resources in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Galveston counties to help you or someone you know get through the weekend.
Harris County
Church At The Cross 3835 S Dairy Ashford Road, Westchase. Opened at 8:30 a.m. Free water and food
Free water and food
Free meals for 1,000 people via food truck
Sylvan R. Rodriguez Elementary, 5858 Chimney Rock Dr., Gulfton. Open 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
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