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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, April 16, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Federal authorities have told Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration they do not, for the moment, need sites in Connecticut to house unaccompanied migrant children who have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers, state officials confirmed Friday.
Last week, Lamont said state officials planned to make a recommendation soon to the federal government on possible sites after Vice President Kamala Harris asked the Democratic governor during a visit to the state last month whether Connecticut could take some of the children at the border.
Mounds and Dorantes said they were humbled by the legislators, advocates and agencies across Connecticut that came forward offering to help with the children.
“The true spirit of Connecticut’s humanitarianism was demonstrated repeatedly as we assessed our ability to help,” they said in the statement.
Lamont s administration was considering using a now-shuttered juvenile detention facility in Middletown that drew criticism over its prisonlike conditions in the past. Lamont visited the site with other officials to determine if it was suitable.
Meanwhile, a Connecticut organization is already helping to find housing for some children who cross the border alone and are sent to the state.
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Question of the Day By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press - Thursday, April 8, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut officials are looking at places in the state to house unaccompanied migrant children who have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers, including a now-shuttered juvenile detention center that drew criticism over its prison-like conditions, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday.
The Democratic governor said Vice President Kamala Harris asked him during a visit last month to Connecticut if the state could take some of the children from the border.