Immigration
Tornillo Tent City For Youth Migrants Is Now Empty, Texas Congressman Says
Posted on · "This tent city should never have stood in the first place," U.S. Rep. Will Hurd said Friday on Twitter.
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Immigration
Several Thousand Migrant Children In U.S. Custody Could Be Released Before Christmas
Posted on · In a surprise policy change, the Department of Health and Human Services plans to speed the vetting of sponsors so that more migrant children can be released from custody.
Immigration
Congressional Delegation Calls For Shutdown Of Tornillo Facility
Posted on · Democratic lawmakers --including Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke-- toured the facility, where 2,700 migrant children are housed in tents.
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Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Safety Of Migrant Children At Texas Detention Camp
Posted on · An AP investigation has revealed the Trump administration waived FBI fingerprint background checks for roughly 2,100 staff members working at the facility.
Immigration
US Waived FBI Checks On Staff At Growing Teen Migrant Camp
Posted on · None of the 2,100 staffers at a tent city holding more than 2,300 teens in the remote Texas desert are going through rigorous FBI fingerprint background checks.
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Tornillo Detention Center For Immigrant Children Will Remain Open At Least Another Month
Posted on · The immigration detention center, which held more than 300 minors two weeks ago, will remain open at least through Aug. 13, according to a federal agency.
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Operator Of Migrant Facility In Tornillo Says It Might Not Stay Open Past July 13 When Contract Expires
Posted on · An official with the company operating the facility slammed the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy as a "dumb, stupid decision."
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Mayors From Across The Country Tried To Visit A Tent City Holding Immigrant Children In Texas; They Got No Answers
Posted on · A Thursday trip by a group of mayors yielded no new information about what, if anything, will change inside the detention center for immigrant children after President Donald Trump's executive order to end family separations.
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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke, Veronica Escobar Lead Father’s Day March On Tent City Housing Separated Immigrant Children
Posted on · Days after a tent city went up near El Paso, demonstrators near the facility took aim at the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from parents who were seeking asylum.