Pentagon OKs third military base to house migrant children amid surge

The Pentagon on Friday approved the use of a military base in California to house unaccompanied migrant children, as the Biden administration scrambles to deal with a historic spike in migrants crossing the border.

"On April 2, the Department of Defense approved a request for assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for facilities and land to temporarily house unaccompanied children at Camp Roberts, California," the defense official said.  "This support is being provided on a fully-reimbursable basis," the official said. "DoD only provides this kind of support where it has no impact on military readiness and its ability to conduct its primary missions."