Teenage Migrants Headed From Texas-Mexico Border To Convention Center In Dallas

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

March 16, 2021

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — There is a surge of children crossing the southern border from Mexico and now the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas is preparing to receive thousands of teenage migrants.

The convention center, which is being called a “decompression center”, will house teenage boys between 15 and 17 years old. These kids were not separated from their parents, they crossed the border alone and are now in need of temporary shelter. They could start arriving as early as this week.

“We’ve done this before, in helping to be a way station for people on this journey of seeking asylum,” said Rev. Rachel Baughman, senior pastor at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church. “We really serve as a place for them to get some of their basic needs met.”

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