Art
April 26, 2019
Behind Every Painting, a Desperate Kid: The “Uncaged Art” of Tornillo’s Detained Migrant Children
A new exhibit at UT-El Paso displays works by young people held last year at the immigration detention center.
Tornillo Tent City
Border & Immigration
January 17, 2019
Government Report Says Thousands More Migrant Family Separations Happened Than Previously Disclosed
An inspector general’s report concludes border agents continue family separations without adequate justification.
Border & Immigration
January 16, 2019
Here’s What You Should Know About the Agency in Charge of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
The inspector general is expected to release a report as soon as Thursday on how well the Office of Refugee Resettlement is doing its job.
Border & Immigration
January 11, 2019
Tornillo’s Tent City No Longer Houses Children, But Facilities Like It Aren’t Going Away
Even as the Tornillo tent city shuts down, the Trump administration’s policies will call for more centers like it.
Border & Immigration
January 9, 2019
The Rise and Fall of the Tornillo Tent City for Migrant Children
A detention camp that became the symbol of perhaps the largest mass incarceration of children not charged with a crime since the WWII internment of Japanese Americans will soon become history.
Border & Immigration
December 18, 2018
Thousands of Migrant Children Could Be Released With Trump’s Major Policy Reversal
Federal officials have reversed course and announced they will no longer require fingerprints of potential sponsors for detained children.