WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
The Department of Health and Human Services submitted the request for space last week.
Tens of thousands of families cross the border illegally every month, and officials predict the problem will grow as the weather improves.
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