Associated Press The U.S. government wants to house up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers at the center as it struggles to find space for a surge of migrant children who have inundated the border and strained the immigration system just two months into the Biden administration.
The emergency intake site at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas will temporarily house up to 3,000 boys ages 15 to 17 for up to 90 days.
Two hundred immigrant teenagers arrived at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Wednesday night, according to a spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Mark Weber said the teens were welcomed by staff, given fresh clothes and snacks. He also said more teens are expected to arrive in the coming days.
Buses of young migrants arrive at Midland County holding facility overnight Several buses of migrants arrived at a holding facility in Midland County overnight. (Source: Kate Porter/CBS7) By Joshua Skinner | March 15, 2021 at 3:22 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 11:17 AM
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The large influx of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas now involves Midland.
On Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott announced that the federal government planned to move some children from the border to a holding facility in Midland. The migrants arrived in buses overnight.
City of Midland and Midland County officials say they were completely blindsided by the opening of the facility. At a press conference on Monday, Midland Mayor Patrick Payton said that the facility is ‘disrespectful’ to the City of Midland.
Midland officials upset, caught off guard by opening of emergency intake center for migrants in Midland
Midland officials made a unified statement to inform the public that they were not consulted by federal agencies on plans to open the emergency intake center. Author: Dana Morris Updated: 2:22 AM CDT March 16, 2021
MIDLAND, Texas Midland officials gathered Monday afternoon at the Bush Convention Center to hold a press conference in response to the opening of an emergency intake center for migrants in Midland County.
Midland County Judge Terry Johnson, Midland Mayor Patrick Payton and Midland County Sheriff David Criner all took turns voicing surprise and frustration toward the developments.
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Biden s Bad Immigration Policy Impacting West Texas
MIDLAND, TX President Joe Biden’s policies have created a new crisis at the Texas-Mexico border and leaders of counties and municipalities in the region fear their jurisdictions will soon pay the price. Since taking office, Biden has signaled that the harsh Trump-era border security policies are being loosened. Among the actions the new administration has taken are:
Ordered an immediate stop to the construction of the border wall
Signaled early on that the administration intends to introduce a more open immigration system
Preserved the executive order to protect “Dreamers” who arrived in the U.S. or were born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants