Shelters For Immigrant Teens Expanded As Record Numbers Continue To Cross
Over 12,000 immigrant teens are being held in shelters across the country. Record numbers continue to cross and the government is expanding shelter capacity to hold them.
by John Burnett
Sep 13, 2018
2 minutes
The Trump administration is expanding its shelter capacity to handle a record number of immigrant teenagers who crossed the border seeking work and asylum. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now overseeing the care of 12,800 immigrant children under the age of 18.
Just this week, a federally contracted tent
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