Unaccompanied migrant kids may be housed on California National Guard base The Associated Press 16 hours ago In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, an asylum-seeking boy from Central America runs down a hallway after arriving from an immigration detention center to a shelter in San Diego. (Gregory Bull/AP) SAN MIGUEL, Calif. The federal government may house unaccompanied migrant children on a California Army National Guard base in central California, officials said. The Pentagon on Friday approved the use of Camp Roberts to temporarily house migrant children traveling alone, according to a defense official. It was not immediately clear if or how many children could be placed at the camp, which is located along the Salinas River almost directly between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 3, 2021 SAN MIGUEL, Calif. The federal government may house unaccompanied migrant children on a California Army National Guard base in central California, officials said. The Pentagon on Friday approved the use of Camp Roberts to temporarily house migrant children traveling alone, according to a defense official. It was not immediately clear if or how many children could be placed at the camp, which is located along the Salinas River almost directly between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Saturday that the camp is under active consideration. The department has not yet finalized its decision.
Unaccompanied migrant kids may be housed on California base
FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, an asylum-seeking boy from Central America runs down a hallway after arriving from an immigration detention center to a shelter in San Diego. The federal government plans to house unaccompanied migrant children on a California Army National Guard base in central California, officials said. The Pentagon on Friday, April 2, 2021, approved the use of Camp Roberts to temporarily house children traveling alone, according to a defense official. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) April 03, 2021 - 10:45 AM
SAN MIGUEL, Calif. - The federal government may house unaccompanied migrant children on a California Army National Guard base in central California, officials said.