Abbott calls on feds to investigate allegations of abuse at immigration center
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The governor has previously called the situation at the border a crisis.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio earlier today.
At the press conference, Abbott called on federal agents to investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect at the Freeman Expo Center, where a number of unaccompanied migrant children are being housed. He also directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers to immediately open investigations into the allegations.
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More than 1,300 migrant children being cared for at Freeman Coliseum
The number of children at Freeman rose from 500 to 1,370 over the last week
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Volunteers still needed to help migrant children being housed at Freeman Coliseum
SAN ANTONIO – The number of unaccompanied migrant children being housed at the Freeman Expo Center has increased from 500 to 1,370, federal and county officials said Tuesday.
Initially, 500 males ages 13-17 were bused on March 29 from El Paso to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Emergency Intake Site in San Antonio.
As of Monday, 1,370 children were being cared for at the EIS, where they are eventually released to a sponsor or transferred to an appropriate HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter for longer-term care.