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Pentagon Asked To House 12,000 Immigrants In Effort To Keep Families Together

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The U.S. Defense Department has been asked to provide shelter for as many as 12,000 undocumented immigrants and their children as part of an effort to keep families together, the Pentagon said late Wednesday.

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Camp Pendleton To House 47,000 Migrants In 'Temporary And Austere' Detention

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San Diego County could become a destination for tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants to be housed indefinitely by the U.S. Government, under the zero-tolerance policy implemented by President Donald Trump.

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Up To 20,000 Migrant Children Could Be Sheltered On US Military Bases Starting Soon

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The Defense Department has been asked to find room on military bases to accommodate up to 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children, said chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White.

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Pentagon Reporters Asked Mattis About Immigration, And It Didn't Go Well

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Shortly before President Trump signed an executive order ending the separation of migrant children from their parents Wednesday afternoon, reporters peppered Defense Secretary James Mattis with questions about whether the children would be lodged at U.S. military bases.

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Former Top General: Taking Migrant Children From Their Families Is ‘A Disaster’

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The Trump administration’s policy of separating the children of undocumented border-crossers from their parents is “a disaster and it will get worse rapidly,” retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.

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I Stand For The Flag, But The Flag Doesn't Stand For This

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As the CEO of Task & Purpose, I’ve tried to create a community that is above partisan politics and all that divides us today. I’ve also tried to make this a place that gives voice to multiple sides of an issue. If our community, those of us who have shared experiences in battle and in service, cannot discuss things we don’t agree on, our country is truly f*cked.

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