Migrant Children Moved Under Cover of Darkness to a Texas Tent City
Quote:Migrant children are moved to Texas tent city
Hundreds of children per week — more than 1,600 so far — have been bused to an unregulated camp in the desert, where there’s no schooling and limited access to legal aid. To limit escape attempts, the buses leave at night with little warning.
Until now, children held by the federal immigration authorities had been housed in private foster homes or shelters, which are regulated and monitored by welfare authorities. Federal officials, struggling to find room for more than 13,000 detained youngsters, say the relocations are necessary to deal with near-capacity shelters.
A temporary fix: The tent city was opened in June for 30 days with a capacity of 400. It expanded in September to a capacity of 3,800, and is expected to stay open through the end of the year.
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