The Pentagon is being asked by the Department of Health and Human Services to provide temporary beds for up to 20,000 undocumented children, the NPR (National Public Radio) website reports today (June 21, 2018).
Four bases are expected to provide space, including the Army's Fort Bliss base in El Paso, Texas. It is uncertain if there would be enough barracks, so tents may have to be put up.
The space could be used for the family detention ordered this week by the Trump administration.
The Pentagon is also being asked to provide 21 attorneys to help the Department of Justice to prosecute undocumented immigrant cases in California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
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