Sites in 3 states eyed for permanent child detention centers
Jeff Martin, Associated Press Updated 2:14 pm CDT, Wednesday, July 3, 2019
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is evaluating vacant properties near five U.S. cities as potential permanent sites to hold hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
Property is being assessed in and around Atlanta; Phoenix; Dallas; Houston; and San Antonio, Texas, Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Mark Weber said.
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Properties that can hold up to 500 children are being requested in bidding documents. Buildings must have up to 100,800 square feet (9,400 square meters) of space and the properties must include about 2 acres (0.8 hectares) for outdoor recreation.
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