The Pentagon has received a request from the Department of Health and Human Services for space at military bases to temporarily house migrant children.
The request sought a vacant dorm at Joint Base San Antonio and land at Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas, to house migrant children amid an influx of migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border, Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said during a press conference Tuesday.
“We’ll analyze it and evaluate it, just like we would any other request for assistance,” said Kirby, adding that the department had “just received this request” and that he did not know how many children were requested to be housed.
Kirby also noted that HHS representatives conducted a site survey of Joint Base San Antonio last week.
Further surveys are expected for Camp Pendleton in California and Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.
The request comes as more than 5,000 unaccompanied children are being held in Customs and Border Protection facilities, while in custody for an average of 136 hours, nearly twice the 72-hour limit outlined by U.S. law.
The Biden administration has declined to refer to the influx in migrant arrivals as a “crisis” and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the clear message to immigrants is that the border is closed.
Roberta Jacobson, special assistant to President Joe Biden and coordinator for the southwest border, traveled to Mexico on Monday to “develop an effective and humane plan of action to manage migration.”
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We have no idea who or what these thousands of foreign nationals are. What better place than one of our home defense bases? I mean, what could go wrong? It’s not like we KNOW there are Islamists among them as well as south American gang members.
We do know that half of those tested were positive for corona virus.
After the Major Hassan massacre basic base security is questionable. If the higher ups don’t want to see a danger they won’t see it, even after the fact.
ANd what happens to ALL THE MILITARY PERSONNEL On those bases?? Where are they going to be shoved to?
What a brilliant idea to house unknowns in our bases. Who are they? Have they been properly vetted,NO. How about these left wing radicals like aoc, Omar, pelosi. Schumer, schiff and the group of morons house them in their yards, spare rooms in their houses. Since they care so much, do some fact checking and see HOW MUCH THEY have contributed to these people and to the organizations, including our tax paying programs. This will show you where these hypocrites are.
Hopefully the bases are empty, or are the Democrats planning to put the troops in local garages? I trust they aren’t planning to house these people in with the troops….that would be insane.
Not just that, but what ablut all the GEAR on those bases?? Where will it be moved to, to keep it secured.
where is the outrage on the republican side?
they want our money and make promises then rub it in our faces this has to stop.
we will not have a country in two years.
I’m sure that American patriots who refuse to assimilate into big brother biden’s totalitarian utopia will be given new places to be “processed”.