Posted on Jun 27, 2018
Pentagon Agrees to Provide Space for 20,000 Migrant Children
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will make space available on military bases for as many as 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a spokesman said Thursday.
The request for temporary shelter — amid a growing political battle over detained migrants — was made by the Department of Health and Human Services and accepted by the Defense Department, said the spokesman, Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis.
A Pentagon memo to members of Congress, obtained by The Associated Press, said it has been asked to have the facilities available as early as July, through the end of the year. It said HHS personnel or contractors for HHS "will provide all care for the children," including supervision, meals, clothing, medical services, transportation and other daily needs.
The request for temporary shelter — amid a growing political battle over detained migrants — was made by the Department of Health and Human Services and accepted by the Defense Department, said the spokesman, Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis.
A Pentagon memo to members of Congress, obtained by The Associated Press, said it has been asked to have the facilities available as early as July, through the end of the year. It said HHS personnel or contractors for HHS "will provide all care for the children," including supervision, meals, clothing, medical services, transportation and other daily needs.
Pentagon Agrees to Provide Space for 20,000 Migrant Children
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Why does the military have so many facilities available? Do we use our troops to support this, or does HHS cover it? 20,000 children, how so, if we aren’t separating parents from their kids, unless under certain circumstances. BTW, that may be insufficient, we are seeing thousands on the way or planning their trip. Isn’t it interesting these “refugees” risk their lives to escape their country, to the USA, and skip the countries north and south of where the want to escape. As with the millions from around the globe, it’s freedom and economIc reasons and the requirements for refugee status doesn’t include them.
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Make sure their living conditions do not exceed the standards of our brothers and sisters overseas..
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