A Lawmaker’s Tweet Sparks A Rally In Springdale

The Department of Health and Human Services is considering using the Ouachita Job Corps Center as a housing facility for undocumented immigrant children. Three days before Christmas, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton posted this tweet: “HHS should halt any plans to use the Ouachita Job Corps Center facility as an immigration shelter….” which then linked to a longer statement, that U.S. Senator John Boozman and Congressman Bruce Westerman both agreed.