Illegal Migrant Children from El Paso, Texas Arrive in Erie,PA – More Children are Expected to Follow
Around 146 illegal immigrant children, who range in age from 7 to 12-years-old, arrived in Erie on Tuesday night. They will receive a temporary shelter at a Summit Township facility on Oliver Road.
Each room has 6 children assigned in the 648-capacity dormitory with 265 beds.
More children are expected but it is not confirmed when these new arrivals will arrive.
Trish Danner, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services said that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services may eventually contract local teachers to instruct English, geography, and math for the children.
More information from Goerie:
The children — 146 girls — arrived at the Erie International Airport around 9 p.m.
