A second temporary facility will be opened for unaccompanied migrant minors crossing the border in Texas, officials announced Tuesday. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will reopen a temporary facility called “Carizzo Springs II ICF” capable of holding 500 unaccompanied migrant minors in hard-sided structures with the ability to expand to soft-sided structures if needed, a spokesperson for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) said Tuesday. “While ORR has worked to build up its licensed bed capacity to about 13,500 beds, additional capacity is urgently needed to manage both enhanced COVID-19 mitigation strategies and the increasing numbers of UC referrals from DHS,” the ORR spokesperson said in a statement. Temporary Influx Care Facilities are used to hold minors until they are able to move to ORR shelters, according to an ORR spokesperson. ORR is increasing facilities capacity, reducing the time it takes to locate sponsors, establishing emergency intake sits …
Biden Administration Opens yet Another Facility to Hold Surging Numbers of Immigrant Children
March 24, 2021
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