GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The government will no longer operate a facility meant for housing migrant children in Greensboro, according to Mayor Nancy Vaughan. Vaughan posted on Facebook on Friday that, as of Jan. 16, "[the Office of Refugee Resettlement] through its respective contracting offices, has formally notified the lessor, the American Hebrew Academy, of the Government's intent to terminate" its contract for the property. ORR has also notified Deployed Resources of its intent to terminate. "ORR has two other ICFs, Pecos Children's Center, in Pecos, and Dimmit County Children's Center, in Carrizo Springs, both in Texas, which currently have no children in care but must be ready to resume operations and accept children within four weeks if needed," according to Vaughan. FEMA to repurpose unused Greensboro immigrant facility for staff training The former American Hebrew Academy had been sitting mostly unused for years since ORR contracted it. Plans became official in June 2022 to transform the property into a transitional facility for immigrant children, called the Greensboro Influx Care Facility, under the management of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, despite being deemed operational in March 2024, no children were ever housed there and operations were "ramped down" the following June. In the wake of Hurricane Helene, lawmakers saw an opportunity to potentially use the facility to house victims of the storm. Though the plan to house Helene survivors never materialized, FEMA announced in November that staff would use the facility for training and processing. The property on Hobbs Road is 100 gated acres, including 31 buildings of 412,712 square feet, an $18 million athletic center and natatorium, a variety of athletic fields and a 22-acre lake. It is unclear at this time what will become of the property after the ORR terminates the contract, but Vaughan wrote "HHS will keep Congress, state, and local officials informed of future actions concerning the use of ICFs."