But in the rows of sand-coloured tents in Tornillo, Texas, children in groups of 20, separated by gender, sleep lined up in bunks. Hundreds of children are being shipped from shelters to West Texas each week, totalling more than 1,600 so far. But the mass transfers are raising alarm among immigrant advocates, who were already concerned about the lengthy periods of time migrant children are spending in federal custody. For example, schooling is not required there, as it is in regular migrant children shelters. Mark Greenberg, who oversaw the care of migrant children under President Barack Obama, helped to craft the emergency shelter guidelines.

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 00:56 UTC