WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department has received a request
for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security to house and care for
an alien family population of up to 12,000 people, defense officials announced
yesterday. DHS requests that DoD identify any available facilities that could
be used for that purpose.
If facilities are not available, the officials said DoD has
been asked to identify available DoD land and construct semi-separate,
soft-sided camp facilities capable of sheltering up to 4,000 people at three
separate locations.
DHS prefers the facilities to be built in Texas, Arizona,
New Mexico, or California to enable access to and supervision of the sites and
to comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement's provision that reasonable
efforts be made to place minors in the geographic area where the majority are
apprehended, defense officials said.
DHS requires the requested capacity to house 2,000 people
within 45 days, the officials said, noting that a timeline will be developed to
add additional capacity.
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