Long Beach Convention Center Will Shelter Up To 1,000 Migrant Children. Here's What You Need To Know
by Gina Pollack in News on April 7, 2021 2:32 PM
Young unaccompanied migrants, ages 3-9, watch TV inside a playpen at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, March 30, 2021. (Photo by Dario Lopez-Mills/POOL/AFP)
The Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a plan Tuesday night to convert the city's convention center into a temporary shelter for up to 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children.
The site will be run by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and FEMA. The agencies have already set up similar shelters at convention centers in San Diego and Dallas because of overcrowding at Border Patrol facilities.
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said the goal will be to reunite children with their family members or sponsors in the U.S. He also made a plea for compassion.
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