The unaccompanied minors will be screened for COVID-19. The Fort Bliss facility has a maximum capacity of 5,000 and will be used to shelter minors aged 13 to 17 years old. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThousands of migrant children have remained in custody at immigration facilities longer than legally permissible amid a surge at the southern border. Top Biden administration officials have repeatedly indicated that the border is closed but have remained adamant that unaccompanied minors will not be expelled from the country. HHS officials recently opened similar emergency shelter facilities at the Freeman Expo Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the San Diego Convention Center.

Source: Fox News March 31, 2021 00:11 UTC