Southwest Key Programs Loses Federal Funding After Abuse Allegations and Financial Scrutiny

The nonprofit, which received $3 billion from 2021 to 2024 to shelter migrant children, denies claims of abuse and trafficking as the DOJ drops its lawsuit.

• Southwest Key Programs, a major shelter operator for unaccompanied migrant children, received $3 billion in federal funding between 2021 and 2024.
• The organization has faced allegations of severe child sexual abuse and trafficking from 2015 to 2023, which it denies.
• Executives' salaries significantly increased during the same period, with CEO Anselmo Villarreal's pay rising 139%.
• Federal funding has been halted, and the Department of Justice recently dismissed its lawsuit against the organization without requiring a settlement or payment.
• Congress and officials, including Senator Chuck Grassley, continue to investigate missing migrant children and sponsor screening failures linked to the nonprofit.

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