Around 200 children have been sent to military bases in Texas , Oklahoma and California . Department of Health and Human Services said it 's considered other types of housing . The temporary shelters were set up with the cooperation of the Defense Department in May and early June as the nation saw a major spike in the numbers of these children -- mostly from El Salvador , Guatemala and Honduras -- crossing into the United States through Mexico . HHS said if there 's another surge of children crossing border , it might be considered again .
Around 200 children have been sent to military bases in Texas , Oklahoma and California . Department of Health and Human Services said it 's considered other types of housing . HHS said if there 's another surge of children crossing border , it might be considered again .