The Trump administration has selected Tornillo, Texas, for the construction of tents to house the overflow of immigrant children, many of whom have been separated from their parents under a new "zero tolerance" policy. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will erect a "tent city," full of large tents, and is estimated to hold approximately 450 beds for children. The increase of children who are alone and in need of care at the border is the product of a new Trump administration policy that on May 7 began criminally prosecuting all adult migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border between ports of entry. As a result, HHS separates any children traveling with those adults before prosecution.
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