Category: unaccompanied minors

Texas Officials: COVID-19 Outbreak, Potentially Unsafe Water at Facilities Holding Illegal Aliens

March 19, 2021
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Texas officials said potentially unsafe water has been found at a border facility holding illegal immigrant children, while a COVID-19 outbreak was seen at two facilities holding the youth. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found that well water being used at a federally-run facility in Midland hasn’t been proven to be safe and could…

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Texas Announces New Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts Related to Illegal Border Crossings

March 17, 2021
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced new efforts to stamp out human trafficking related to illegal border crossings amid a surge in apprehensions, including of unaccompanied minors, at the southern border. The anti-human trafficking efforts will be included in the state’s “Operation Lone Star,” a mission launched at the start of the month to…

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Up to 3,000 Unaccompanied Youth to Be Housed in Dallas Convention Center

March 15, 2021
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Up to 3,000 unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally are set to be sheltered temporarily at a convention center in downtown Dallas, as the United States struggles to house the influx of unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, city officials said Monday. For up to three months, 15- to 17-year-old boys who…

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