Trump Admin Looking to Add Detention Space for Illegal Immigrants

More space needed as Justice Department prosecutes all illegal border crossers

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention center for illegal immigrants sits next to the U.S.-Mexico border in Donna, Texas, on March 15, 2017. John Moore/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering military installations as potential sites for housing minor children who cross the border illegally and/or alone.

A Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed on May 16 that the HHS will visit four of its sites in Texas and Arkansas within the next two weeks to assess them as possible child shelters.