Trump Administration Cuts Ties With Migrant Shelter Provider After Dropping Child Abuse Lawsuit
The decision seems to be a gradual reflection of the wealth of SouthWest Key, who worked with the federal government More than two decadesRun more than 25 shelters throughout Texas, Arizona and California. Granted More than 6 billion dollars In federal funds since 2007. After HHS announced that she would review her grant to SouthWest Key, Mrs. Merracle, a spokeswoman, said that the government had frozen and put a stop in southwestern shelters, forcing the organization to leave about 5,000 employees.
The minor housing of the federal government immigrants was a financial blessing for contractors such as South West KK, who give their money More than weak During the family separation policy supervised by Mr. Trump in 2017 and 2018. She was one of the many service providers who were spent as an administration She stood to find shelter For more than 5,000 children who were forced to federal custody, about caring for immigrant children to a Work billion dollars With a little transparency.
New York Times It was revealed in 2018 that SouthWest Key He transferred government money through a network of companies aimed at profit to turn public funds into special funds for the organization and paid senior executives millions of dollars. Soon after, the Ministry of Justice Opening the investigation In potential financial violations. SouthWest Key has also started an internal investigation, and high -level executives, including its founder and financial manager, I resign in the end.
The complaint submitted by the Ministry of Justice last year revealed that South West Ki had documented dozens of abuse cases that were informed of the children, Majority They were from 13 to 17 and came from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. But SouthWest Key did not report the mistreatment they noticed or known, or any violations of policies aimed at protecting the palace.
Through one of the novels, the worker who sexually abused three girls between the ages of 5 and 8 threatened to kill their families if he told them. In another case, documented by South West KK, who is unable to deliberately transform the transformations to be alone with a teenage girl he has repeatedly made and was hurt and threatened. At night, he was entering her bedroom and others in violation of SouthWest Key policies. The girl was transferred to a different shelter after she was reported to be ill.
At that time, a spokeswoman for SouthWest Key said that the complaint was not “providing the careful picture of the care and commitment provided by our employees to youth and children”, and that the company has been focusing on “safety, health and luxury” for children in its shelters.
