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The expanded temporary tent shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children at the Texas port of entry in Tornillo will operate through Dec. 31. Shelter at Texas port to add thousands of beds for unaccompanied immigrant children The expanded temporary tent shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children at the Texas port of entry in Tornillo will operate through Dec. 31. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a video of a June 21, 2018, tour of the tent city for detained immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas.
A delegation of U.S. mayors met at the Tornillo port of entry to protest the separation of immigrant children and to demand the families be reunited. US mayors meet in Tornillo to protest separation of immigrant children from families A delegation of U.S. mayors met at the Tornillo port of entry to protest the separation of immigrant children and to demand the families be reunited.
On Father's Day, hundreds of protesters descended on a Texas border outpost where a new tent city has been erected to detain immigrant children, according to NPR. The Trump administration announced the new facility would be opening in Tornillo, Texas - just outside of El Paso - last Thursday.
U.S. Rep Beto O'Rourke announced he is leading a march on Father's Day to the tent camp that is housing immigrant children in Tornillo. O'Rourke, who is currently running against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, sent an email out announcing the march, which will start at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at 18051 Island Guadalupe Rd. He also posted about the march on Twitter.
Community leaders in El Paso are condemning remarks made by the U.S. attorney general during a visit to their city that they say portray the border as a war zone. Jeff Sessions said Thursday that the border is "ground zero" against cartels and transnational gangs.