An emergency holding facility in Fort Bliss, Texas, will receive its first 500 unaccompanied minors from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced that the Fort Bliss Emergency Intake Site, which is located near El Paso, will take in the group of unaccompanied male youth aged 13 through 17, who had crossed into the United States illegally. The department will provide the children with lodging, basic necessities, and a brief medical check, including COVID-19 screening. The opening of the temporary illegal immigrant shelter at Fort Bliss, which has a potential capacity of 5,000 beds, is part of efforts to alleviate crowding at other detention facilities following a significant surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S. southern border. While most single adults and some families are being turned back, the Biden administration is accepting all unaccompanied minors—children who …
Fort Bliss Facility to Receive Its First 500 Unaccompanied Minors From CBP
March 30, 2021
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