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pnwmom

(108,980 posts) Thu Jun 14, 2018, 02:59 PM Jun 2018

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What city in Texas was just picked to be a tent city for refugee children?

That's all I heard on MSNBC just now -- not the name of the city.

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What city in Texas was just picked to be a tent city for refugee children? (Original Post) pnwmom Jun 2018 OP

2 or 3 days ago they were saying El Paso. N/T flotsam Jun 2018 #1

At that point there were 3 TX cities being considered. What I heard today pnwmom Jun 2018 #2

Here: dixiegrrrrl Jun 2018 #3

Thank you! pnwmom Jun 2018 #4

Tents in El Paso in the extreme heat of the summer. Wwcd Jun 2018 #6

The 3 being considred were Military Bases, not sure which was/will be chosen Wwcd Jun 2018 #5

El Paso is in Beto O'Rourke's district blogslut Jun 2018 #7

flotsam

(3,268 posts)

1. 2 or 3 days ago they were saying El Paso. N/T

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:14 PM

Jun 2018

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

2. At that point there were 3 TX cities being considered. What I heard today

Reply to flotsam (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:17 PM

Jun 2018

made it sound as if they'd narrowed it down to one.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. Here:

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:55 PM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

4. Thank you!

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:03 PM

Jun 2018

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

6. Tents in El Paso in the extreme heat of the summer.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:08 PM

Jun 2018

Will Joe Arpaio be assigned chief warden by his bff Dotard?

Isn't this how he treated his prisoners in AZ?

This is horrendous

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

5. The 3 being considred were Military Bases, not sure which was/will be chosen

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:04 PM

Jun 2018

Fort Bliss in El Paso
Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo
Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene

From June 13
Federal agency eyes Dyess, other Texas bases for immigrant-children tent cities

MADLIN MEKELBURG | EL PASO TIMES | 12:20 pm CDT June 13, 2018

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Federal officials will be visiting Fort Bliss in El Paso in the coming weeks to assess whether a tent city can be constructed to house anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 children, according to the McClatchy news service. Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo and Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene also are being considered.

More..
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reporternews.com/amp/698537002

Once they are held within the Base, who will be allowed to access the kids to check on their care & treatment?
Their well being will be even more protected from outsiders reporting, by the regs of entering the mliitary base property.

blogslut

(38,002 posts)

7. El Paso is in Beto O'Rourke's district

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:36 PM

Jun 2018

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