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Exclusive: U.S. Considering Use of Virginia Military Base to House Migrant Children
By Reuters, Wire Service Content March 5, 2021, at 10:41 a.m.
BY TED HESSON
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is evaluating whether to house unaccompanied migrant children at a military base in Virginia amid a sharp rise in migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notice seen by Reuters.
A Pentagon spokesman confirmed that Fort Lee, a U.S. Army facility about 30 miles (48 km) south of Richmond, was under consideration.
The number of migrant children arriving at the southwestern border has increased in recent months, putting pressure on HHS-run shelters that house the children before they are released to parents or other sponsors in the United States.
In the notice, HHS said it urgently needs to find more shelter space for unaccompanied minors. The department said it must "aggressively" find solutions for the rising number of children entering the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2021-03-05/exclusive-us-government-eyes-virginia-military-base-to-house-migrant-children-amid-border-surge