The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it had received a request for assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to temporarily house unaccompanied minors at two Texas military facilities. The request specifically asked to use Joint Base San Antonio in Lackland and Fort Bliss, which is outside of El Paso, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters during a press briefing. “We have just received this request so I don’t have much more detail than that. We’ll analyze it and evaluate it just like we would any other request for assistance and we will keep you posted as we know more,” he said. Kirby could not say how many unaccompanied minors—children who unlawfully enter the country without an adult—could be housed at the two locations, adding that he had not seen the documents for request. He added that HHS has held a site assessment at Joint Base San Antonio, but he didn’t have any …