Tornillo tent city for youth migrants is now empty
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‘This tent city should never have stood in the first place,’ U.S. Rep. Will Hurd said Friday on Twitter. Continue Reading
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Tornillo tent city for migrant teens is on the verge of shutting down
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After six months of controversy and protests, the tent city erected near a desert port of entry will close after federal officials can find new accommodations for more than 800 unaccompanied minors who crossed the border illegally. Continue Reading
Tornillo facility for migrant kids will remain open into 2019
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The facility, which critics have called a ‘tent city’ and sits on a remote port of entry, was opened in June to house mainly unaccompanied minors who crossed the border without parents or guardians. Continue Reading
Agency policing Tornillo tent city lacks experience investigating sex crimes involving children
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The Federal Protective Service, which primarily secures federal buildings, has been charged with responding to incidents at the shelter with 2,800 immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas. Continue Reading
O’Rourke, other Dems urge public to keep Tornillo migrant facility in spotlight
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The population at the detention center for migrant children has swelled from a few hundred to about 2,800 in about six months. Continue Reading
With contract set to expire, no word on what’s next for Tornillo immigration center
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After receiving several contract extensions, the tent city’s operators say they want the government to find a long-term solution. But they also don’t want to abandon the children held there. Continue Reading
No one on the inside can talk about what’s happening at the Tornillo tent city
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The secrecy surrounding the camp has frustrated longtime residents of Tornillo and alarmed lawyers and advocates who question its conditions. Continue Reading
Feds to greatly expand Tornillo shelter for unaccompanied minors
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The shelter will grow to 3,800 beds and will now stay open through at least the end of the year, the federal government says. Continue Reading
Detention center for immigrant children in Tornillo will stay open through mid-September
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The immigration detention facility for undocumented immigrant minors will remain open another month, officials confirmed Friday. Continue Reading
Tornillo detention center for immigrant children will stay open at least another month
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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. Continue Reading
New photos show Tornillo tent city for migrant children
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The photos give an inside look at the camp, which may not stay open past mid-July but is currently housing around 300 children. Continue Reading
Operator of migrant facility in Tornillo says it might not stay open past July 13 when contract expires
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An official with the company operating the facility slammed the Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy as a ‘dumb, stupid decision.’ Continue Reading
Udall, Texas congressmen tour tent city in Tornillo
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After seeing the facility, they said nearly 300 minors are there, including several girls and some children whose parents have already been deported. Continue Reading
Mayors from across the country visit ‘tent city’ in Tornillo
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They included Albuquerque’s Tim Keller and Santa Fe’s Alan Webber. Watch the New Mexico mayors’ speeches by clicking on the article. Continue Reading
In immigrant children’s shelters, sexual assault cases are open and shut
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Alex told the shelter two older teens dragged him into a bedroom. There was surveillance video. But Alex’s case wasn’t investigated. His isn’t the only one. Continue Reading