200+ more migrant children housed at San Diego Convention Center Replacing 300 who were transferred to Texas Thursday
200+ more migrant children arrive in San Diego.
and last updated 2021-04-10 02:31:45-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) More than 200 additional unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the United States are now in San Diego. They were transported to the San Diego Convention Center Friday to help alleviate overcrowded Customs and Border Protection facilities in the southwest.
Another plane believed to be carrying children seeking asylum touched down at San Diego International Airport Friday evening. It was the second of two flights scheduled Friday, bringing a total of 222 children ages 5 to 12 to the San Diego Convention Center s Emergency Intake Site, HHS official, Carol Fiertz told ABC 10News.
Biden Administration Opening Facilities in Michigan, Pennsylvania to House Illegal Immigrant Children
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday announced plans to open facilities in Michigan and Pennsylvania as officials struggle to care for the surging number of illegal immigrant minors crossing into the United States from Mexico.
The emergency sites in Albion and Erie will together have a potential capacity of 888 beds. Both are designated for children aged 12 and under who cross the border without a parent or other responsible adult. The children are known as unaccompanied minors.
The number of illegal border crossers soared in March, Biden’s second full month in office, topping 172,000, a jump of over 71,000 from the month prior. The number of unaccompanied minors more than doubled to 18,890.
/
Democratic lawmakers State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (right) and Congressman Joaquin Castro appeared at Freeman Coliseum on Friday and asked Gov. Greg Abbott to investigate the claims of sexual assault.
Lawmakers in Texas called on Friday for a full investigation into Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s claims migrant children were sexually assaulted at the Freeman Coliseum emergency intake shelter. They were also concerned about the lack of evidence for such claims.
A delegation of Democratic state legislators from San Antonio, Austin and Houston joined Congressman Joaquin Castro on a tour of Freeman Coliseum Friday afternoon.
Abbott sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris asking for the facility to be closed, and he repeated his sexual assault claims. A memo attached to the letter contained three anonymous reports that were sent to state agencies. The reports alleged neglect, a lack of food, and ‘sexual acting out’ by the children. But none of the reports had any dir