Former North Carolina boarding school to be used as housing for migrant children in the U.S.
The Biden administration plans to repurpose a former boarding school in North Carolina to house up to 800 unaccompanied migrant children who entered U.S. border custody without their parents or legal guardians. The facility, set to open in August, will become the government's largest active housing facility for unaccompanied minors. Advocates have criticized the use of influx care facilities, which are not regulated by state child welfare agencies. The facility in Greensboro, however, offers educational instruction, recreation, mental health support, and medical services. The number of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has declined, and HHS is currently housing just over 5,800 migrant children, the lowest level during the Biden administration.