The nonprofit that runs the tent facility for migrant children in Tornillo tells me the government has paid $144 million from June through November to operate the tent facility. I think that's the first time we've gotten some accounting of actual cost. 1/https://www.texasmonthly.com/article/more-money-for-tent-city-over-my-dead-body-congresswoman-says/ …
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BCFS, the operator at Tornillo, also ran an influx shelter at Fort Bliss for about 4 months at the end of the Obama administration, during a 2016 surge. That shelter had a capacity of 2,000 but the population was around 500. It closed just before Trump took office. 11/
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BCFS also runs a number of permanent shelters for unaccompanied migrant children. I'm not aware of any significant abuse allegations at its facilities, unlike Southwest Key. 12/
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