May 15, 2018 - Politics & Policy
Trump administration mulls housing migrant children on military bases
Central American children being transported for processing by the U.S. Border Patrol after they crossed the southern border. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
The Trump administration is considering sheltering migrant children on military bases in Texas and Arkansas, according to a report in The Washington Post.
Why it matters: While the Obama administration sheltered kids — who often arrived unaccompanied, per Vox — on military bases during the 2014 child migrant crisis, this news comes after Trump's DHS signaled its intention to separate families who illegally cross the border.