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UPDATED Aug 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM ET
Aug 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM ET
Trump administration plans 3,000-child detention facility
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Officials outlined plans for “emergency influx facility” campuses designed to hold hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children, with capacity for about 3,000. The proposal is described as a massive new detention facility for minors.
WHO: Trump administration officials
WHAT: Outlined plans for an “emergency influx facility” detention campus system to hold unaccompanied migrant children, including a facility capacity of about 3,000.
WHEN: Reported Aug 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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