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June 3, 2021

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Moves to Shut Down Shelters for Unaccompanied Migrant Children
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Back in the United States, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is
attempting to revoke licenses for state child care facilities that
shelter unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors. If successful, children and
teenagers would be forced to stay in immigration jails run by Customs
and Border Protection and unlicensed temporary facilities, which are
overcrowded and are not equipped to care for them. The Department of
Health and Human Services, which oversees the state shelters, says they
don't intend to close any centers as a result of Governor Abbott's
order. Former Housing and Urban Development secretary and San Antonio
Mayor Julián Castro tweeted, "This is a cruel political tantrum at the
expense of children."


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