Lawmakers: Migrant teen tent city to stay open another month
Texas lawmakers say they have been told the temporary tent shelter in far West Texas for immigrant minors will stay open another month.
State Reps. Ina Minjarez and Diego Bernal of San Antonio told the San Antonio Express-News that they toured the Tornillo facility Friday. About 170 teen boys are being housed in tents at Tornillo.
The U.S. government opened the facility in June because its existing shelters were at capacity. More than 2,000 children were put in government shelters after being separated from their parents under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
The lawmakers say a federal contract for the facility that was due to expire Aug. 13 has been extended by 30 days.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to questions Saturday.
