The Biden administration is investigating conditions faced by migrant children held at a military installation in Texas, White House officials said Friday.

CBS news reports Symone Sanders, a spokesperson for the Vice President Kamala Harris, to say President Joe Biden and Harris instructed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to conduct a "thorough investigation" into conditions at the tent camp inside the Fort Bliss U.S. Army base holding unaccompanied migrant minors.

The broadcaster reported earlier this week that migrant children housed at Fort Bliss — one of several emergency housing sites set up by HHS this spring — have been constantly monitored for self-harm, escape attempts and panic attacks.

"The administration is taking this very seriously," Sanders said.

(With input from agencies)