The Trump administration is opening a new facility in Texas to house the surge of unaccompanied minors coming across the border as it warns that it's almost out of funds and cutting education and recreation programs
The temporary shelter in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will be operated by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement, which has been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of children apprehended at the US-Mexico border.On Wednesday, the administration announced that nearly 133,000 migrants had been arrested crossing the border illegally in May, including more than 11,000 unaccompanied children.
RELATED: 32% increase in migrants encountered or arrested at the southern border in MayThe swell of migrants has prompted the need for additional facilities. The Carrizo Springs facility announced Thursday will consist of hard-sided structures to shelter children and semi-permanent soft-sided structures"for support operations." It likely won't begin to accept children for another month.
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