Trump Administration Scouts San Antonio, Four Other Cities for New Detention Sites for Migrant Kids
The Trump administration is scouting property near San Antonio and four other U.S. cities for permanent sites to hold hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children, a government official told the Associated Press.
In addition to property in and around San Antonio, the feds are considering Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Phoenix, Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Mark Weber said.
Bidding documents obtained by the AP show the government is looking to house up to 500 children at the potential sites. Existing buildings must be roughly 100,000 square feet and have two acres of land for outdoor recreation.
Federal officials are seeking 20-year leases for most of the sites, suggesting they intend to keep them in use long-term.
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