Border Kid Shelters Being Closed

Three emergency shelters used to house child immigrants will be closed over the next eight weeks, as the government says fewer accommodations are needed. Currently, 7,700 children are housed at three U.S. military bases in Texas and California. After a national controversy surrounding a rush of Central American children trying to enter through the U.S. border, Homeland Security reported last month that the number has already begun to decline. President Obama's request for $3.7 billion in emergency funds to deal with the crisis was not voted on before House left on an August recess.