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Trump Proposes Emergency Camps for 3,000 Migrant Children

8/19/2026

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The Trump administration proposes emergency influx campuses to detain up to 3,000 unaccompanied migrant children, housing eight per room, surrounding each site with an eight-foot fence.
Immigration judges have issued 10,000 removal or voluntary-deportation orders for immigrant minors since U.S. President Donald Trump returned, while a contract lapse left about 20,000 children without legal counsel.
The Health and Human Services department awarded a $158 million contract to anti-trafficking group Our Rescue.

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The Trump administration proposes emergency influx campuses to detain up to 3,000 unaccompanied migrant children, housing eight per room, surrounding each site with an eight-foot fence.
Immigration judges have issued 10,000 removal or voluntary-deportation orders for immigrant minors since U.S. President Donald Trump returned, while a contract lapse left about 20,000 children without legal counsel.
The Health and Human Services department awarded a $158 million contract to anti-trafficking group Our Rescue.