Nuns Confirm Federal Interest in Housing Illegal Immigrant Children in Syracuse, NY

by Jim Hoft
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Sisters of St. Francis confirmed the Department of Health and Human Services is looking at their properties in Syracuse to house illegal immigrant children.

Unaccompanied minors from Central America who are awaiting deportation could be housed in this former convent building owned by the Sisters of St. Francis in Syracuse. The building was photographed Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Federal inspectors conducted a site assessment on Monday to see if the former convent would be suitable to house the children. Story

The illegal children would live at a former convent – without the crucifixes, of course.

Syracuse.com reported:
The Sisters of St. Francis confirmed today that federal officials are exploring the idea of using the religious order’s vacant Syracuse buildings to house immigrant children awaiting deportation.

Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Families and Children traveled to Syracuse on Monday to inspect six buildings on the 10-acre Franciscan campus at Court Street and Grant Boulevard, said Rochelle Casella, speaking for the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities.  the rest