Southwest Key

America’s Largest Shelter for Migrant Children Accused of Corruption Including Financial Crimes and Child Abuse

Southwest Key, the largest shelter provider for migrant children, was awarded more than $1.8 billion in federal funds over the past 10 years for housing unaccompanied minors in more than two dozen shelters. Southwest Key allegedly lent $61 million in assets to real estate developers.

Thousands of Children Still Live at Texas Shelters Even After End of “Zero Tolerance”

(TT) — Even as federal officials were supposed to reunite separated immigrant children with their parents, the number of children in Texas’ privately run shelters fell by only 88 between July 13 and August 7. The Trump administration said it would reunify families separated under the now-paused “zero tolerance” policy, but new data shows the number of […]

Worker Charged With Sexually Molesting Eight Children at Immigrant Shelter

This story includes graphic details of alleged sexual violence against minors.
A youth care worker for Southwest Key has been charged with 11 sex offenses after authorities accused him of molesting at least eight unaccompanied immigrant boys over nearly a year at one of the company’s shelters in Mesa, Arizona, federal court records show.

Another Southwest Key Employee Charged With Sexually Abusing Children

The allegations against the Southwest Key youth care worker are the latest in a series of serious accusations of sexual abuse inside the government’s immigrant youth shelters. (PP) — A youth care worker for Southwest Key has been charged with 11 sex offenses after authorities accused him of molesting at least eight unaccompanied immigrant boys over nearly […]