The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Thursday it has selected Tornillo as a site to house immigrant children separated from their parents under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
Claire Parker
Claire Parker was a 2018 reporting fellow based in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Harvard with a degree in Social Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Claire was the associate managing editor of The Harvard Crimson, where she previously covered the university president and Harvard’s relationship with Washington. She also reported on Massachusetts politics as an intern at The Boston Globe.
Report: Trump administration considers Texas sites for tent cities for immigrant children
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is considering several Texas military bases as sites for tent cities to house thousands of immigrant children separated from their parents, per McClatchy.


