127 migrant kids still at Tornillo tent shelter
AUSTIN — The temporary tent shelters for immigrant children at the port of entry in Tornillo will stay open for at least another month at their current capacity, according to state Rep. César Blanco.
Blanco and five other members of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus of the Texas House visited the facility on Friday to meet with federal officials and leaders from BCFS, the San Antonio-based nonprofit currently running day-to-day operations.
The facility was scheduled to close on Monday, the date when the federal government's latest contract with BCFS was slated to expire.
But a spokesperson with the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families said the government will continue operations in Tornillo for an additional 30 days, setting the new closing date for Sept. 13.
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