Tornillo tent city

[5] The tent city in Tornillo, Texas was created in order to "house the overflow of immigrant children, many of whom have been separated from their parents," according to NBC News.

[6] It was run by the Administration for Children and Families which is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

[8] United States Representative, Will Hurd, said that "he was told that only teenage boys were at the facility -- and that they were children who had entered the country by themselves.

[17] As of November 2018, the 2,100 staffers had not passed FBI fingerprint background checks, a requirement waived by Scott Lloyd, now former director of HHS’s Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[19] Texas State Senator José R. Rodríguez called housing children in the shelters "totally inhumane and it is outrageous.

"[20] United States Representative Beto O'Rourke led hundreds on a protest march to the site of the tent city on June 17, 2018.

[21] US Representatives Rosa DeLauro (of Connecticut) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (California) called for the closure of the camp in a December 3, 2018 letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar.

"[22][23] According to Kevin Dinnin, president of BCFS, the camp closure initiated after the contractor refused to continue expanding operations.

The day after the refusal, Department of Health and Human Services announced that the strict background requirement for sponsor households would be reversed, expediting the rate of sponsorship placements.