Federal government to greatly expand Tornillo shelter for unaccompanied minors

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Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune


The immigration detention center at Tornillo used to hold undocumented immigrant minors will remain open through the end of the year, a government spokesperson said Tuesday.

The decision marks the third time the facility's operations have been extended since it opened in June. It's necessary because of the ongoing arrival of unaccompanied immigrant minors in the United States, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in an email. The extension is not in response to President Donald Trump’s former “zero tolerance” policy that separated children from their parents or guardians, which has been placed on hold after a national uproar.

The facility will also expand to 3,800 beds, spokesperson Kenneth Wolfe said. Earlier this summer, the facility reportedly had around 400 beds.

“These temporary beds will be brought online incrementally as needed. We will continue to assess the need for this temporary shelter at Tornillo Land Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas, based on the projected need for beds and current capacity of the program,” Wolfe said.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/federal-government-greatly-expand-tornillo-shelter-unaccompanied-minor/

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1. Tornillo, aptly named - The Screw nt

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2. Don the Con Wants to Give His Mafia Buddies the Construction Contracts

Much of his expansion plan for increasing incarceration facilities for immigrants relates to building contract favors for mafia friends, like he did in New York.