Potential immigrant youth holding facility on its way to Houston
HOUSTON – More than 200 undocumented immigrant children could soon be transferred to a former homeless shelter just outside of downtown Houston.
KHOU 11 has confirmed the government contractor hired to find shelters for the thousands of kids signed a lease with the former Star of Hope Mission building located at 419 Emancipation Avenue near BBVA Stadium east of downtown.
The Houston developer who owns the building also owns several other commercial properties in the area, however, none of them could be considered orphanages.
Southwest Key, the government contractor, has petitioned the state for a license to care for up to 240 children.
Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/potential-immigrant-youth-holding-facility-on-its-way-to-houston/285-565038644