UPDATE: 3:15 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018--Department of Health and Human Services officials were on site at the Little Rock Air Force Base as of 3:15 p.m., according to public affairs at the base.They came to the base to evaluate the site as a possible place to temporarily house immigrant children.---------------------------------------------------------------------Original article from Wednesday, June 20, 2018:The Little Rock Air Force Base is being considered as a possible site to build a temporary facility to house immigrant children who are separated from their parents at the U.S. border with Mexico.The Department of Health and Human Services plans to come Thursday to evaluate the site, Sgt. Regina Edwards, with Public Affairs for the U.S. Air Force told 40/29 News.There are about 12,000 people stationed at the Little Rock Air Force Base.This news comes as President Trump signed an executive action to end the family separation policy.U.S. Sen Tom Cotton's office told 40/29 he does not support the plan to use the Little Rock Air Force Base, and would be sending a specific statement later."Senator Cotton supports the president's end goal of keeping families together while enforcing our immigration laws," the office said.Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told KATV that if Arkansas housed immigrant children, "we would want to do it in a compassionate way."