Trump Administration Ends Use of Southwest Key Shelters Over Child Abuse Allegations

The government relocates unaccompanied migrant children and dismisses a civil lawsuit citing ongoing concerns about abuse allegations at Southwest Key facilities.

Southwest Key Programs, the largest provider of migrant child shelters in the U.S., is accused of sexual abuse and harassment of minors in its care from 2015 to 2023.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has ceased placing unaccompanied children in Southwest Key facilities and relocated all children to other shelters.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed a civil lawsuit filed in 2024 against Southwest Key following HHS's decision to halt placements and review grants to the organization.
Allegations include rape, inappropriate touching, and solicitation of sex acts and nude images by Southwest Key employees, with some staff facing criminal charges since 2020.
Southwest Key has furloughed approximately 5,000 employees nationwide, citing a federal funding freeze and a stop-placement order from the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

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