The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is still considering whether Camp Roberts Army National Guard base will be the eighth site to house unaccompanied migrant children in California after it sent a request to the facility in early April.
While it is expected to announce its decision soon, no date has been disclosed.
If Camp Roberts is found to be suitable to meet the needs of the children, the California Army National Guard post would temporarily house migrant minors as they are processed to be placed with family or a sponsor, prior to a court determination of their legality in the U.S.
Although the community is divided over its potential use as a temporary housing site, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) has expressed his support for the idea.
Carbajal cited his recent visit to the Carrizo Springs Influx Care Facility in Texas—which also served as a holding facility for unaccompanied migrant minors—and reiterated his support for Camp Roberts to serve in that role in a recent joint press release with U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley).
“Camp Roberts is a safe and well-run site and, if selected, I will keep working with the Biden administration to provide appropriate resources to the facility and will closely monitor conditions to ensure children are cared for,” Carbajal said in the statement.
Panetta added: “As we continue to deal with the deluge of people, including unaccompanied children of all ages, coming to our southern border to try to avail themselves of our nation’s laws, we must take appropriate steps to ensure order and compassion as we apply out laws to determine their claims of asylum and attempts to legally reunify with their parents or family members.
“We have and will continue to be in contact with the Biden Administration and HHS for any further developments on their decision on Camp Roberts, and we will provide the necessary oversight for such temporary housing,” Penetta continued. “Moreover, we will continue our fight for an orderly, efficient, and safe process during the legal determination for those unaccompanied children who came here seeking their family and, ultimately, a better life.”
This article appears in Apr 15-25, 2021.
Recall Salud Carbajal.
With their unsound policy changes, Joe Biden and the whacky Democrats have created a CRISIS at the border, and now small children are living in cages! Where is the feigned outrage of only a few years ago, and why do the whacky liberals have such a double-standard?
Salud Carbajal shows poor judgement in inviting migrant children to cross the border unaccompanied by their parents, and the Democrats have played right into the hands of the drug cartels and human smugglers, allowing illegal immigrants to ‘cut in line’ in front of the hopefuls immigrants who do it right and apply following the rules will always lead to poor public policy and disastrous results.
Abandon Democrats in 2022/2024.
If we cannot control our borders, our society will fail. It isn’t a matter of political policy, but of having a sovereign which can manage a legal immigration program which is intended to strengthen, rather than diminish, our country.
The current administration seems committed to open borders; a violation of Mr. Biden’s oath of office which was to “uphold our laws.”
Contrary to the absurd and vicious lies posted above, the Biden ministration is certainly not advocating or promoting or allowing for So-called open borders.
Beware of the Putin inspired Propagandists who infect our community With their lies and hatred and selfishness. Do not let it infect you. Love thy neighbor, do as you wish others to do for you.