According to a U.S. official familiar with the plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement will utilize the premises of the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina, to accommodate up to 800 migrant children aged between 13 and 17 who crossed the southern border illegally. This facility, referred to as "influx care," will provide emergency housing for child migrants during periods of increased encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Federal data reveals that HHS currently has approximately 5,800 migrant children in its custody, a significant decrease from the peak of over 22,000 in the spring of 2021. However, HHS has faced criticism regarding its care of migrant children. In February, The New York Times reported that the U.S. government had lost track of around 85,000 migrant children released from federal custody over the past two years.
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Additionally, the Biden administration received backlash after it was revealed that some of the children under its care were found to be working in hazardous conditions in U.S. factories.
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Neha Desai, a lawyer at the National Center for Youth Law, expressed concern over the reliance on unlicensed facilities, stating that it undermines the commitment to placing children in licensed facilities and goes against their best interests.
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