DOJ, HHS Move to Protect Migrant Kids From Potential Abuse

Unaccompanied migrant children who entered the U.S. without an adult relative or care provider are being moved from shelters operated by Southwest Key Programs Inc.

The Department of Justice said in a release the action follows a government civil complaint against Southwest Key last July that claimed employees had subjected “unaccompanied alien children in its care to unlawful sexual harassment and abuse.”

The combined DOJ and Health and Human Services action includes placing a halt on any new children being placed at Southwest Key shelters, along with moving those already there to new shelters. The DOJ also said it had dismissed its lawsuit against Southwest Key.

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