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October 10, 2018
Tornillo is being run as an emergency facility. The government ran emergency facilities in 2014 during a surprise influx of children seeking protection arriving at our border. There is no crisis of unaccompanied children entering the U.S. in large numbers, as was the case during the influx of 2014. Learn more about why facilities like Tornillo are not suited for long-term care of children.