CBP opens small tent city to handle influx of migrants at Texas border
Tent city opens amid influx of migrant families near Texas border
FOX 26 Reporter Ivory Hecker gives you a look at a new temporary processing center for migrant families near the Texas border.
TEXAS - A small tent city opened Tuesday night in the Texas border town of Donna to help process a growing number of people who’ve crossed the border illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CBP is giving a look at the brand new 45-acre temporary processing facility just outside of McAllen, releasing photos and video of the facility this week. Families who’ve crossed into Texas illegally, unaccompanied minors, and single adults are all being processed this week at the facility which was erected over the past 30 days. CBP says the facility is meant to handle overflow after the main processing facility in McAllen closed for renovations six months ago.
By Marielena Castellanos
Opposition to plans for a temporary encampment for immigrants without documentation at Camp Pendleton was strong at a community forum in Fallbrook held last Saturday.
Ricardo Favela, a spokesperson for the Fallbrook Human Rights Committee and one of the organizers of the community forum, said when he first heard the news about the potential encampments back in June, he found it “alarming.”
“Because first of all, we are talking about refugees which include people that have the right to ask for asylum. They are not committing a crime. It’s their right. There is no reason why there should be these centers of detention,” Favela said.
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If there s one thing to say about 2020, it s that it was a year unlike any other. (Patch Graphic) (Patch)
WAUKESHA, WI If there s one thing to say about 2020, it s that it was a unique year.
While the coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly dominated the headlines this year, other stories caught our readers attention, including from the updates on the closings and openings of businesses, to local Black Lives Matters rallies and odd crime stories.
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Migrant teens line up for a class at a “tender-age” facility for babies, children and teens, in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in San Benito, Texas.
At least 75 migrant youth in Texas are currently in isolation and more than 760 children have tested positive for the virus since March.
More than 75 migrant children in Texas are currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, according to both state and federal health officials.
These active cases are spread out among 23 different Texas shelters that care for unaccompanied minors kids who cross the border without a guardian.
Cases are concentrated in facilities in Houston, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley, according to Texas Department of Health and Human Services.
Active COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In More Than 20 Texas Migrant Youth Facilities
At least 75 migrant youth in Texas are currently in isolation and more than 760 children have tested positive for the virus since March.
December 10, 2020, 11:04 AM
Migrant teens line up for a class at a “tender-age” facility for babies, children and teens, in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in San Benito, Texas.
More than 75 migrant children in Texas are currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, according to both state and federal health officials.
These active cases are spread out among 23 different Texas shelters that care for unaccompanied minors kids who cross the border without a guardian.