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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Valerie Gonzalez

Trump administration drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at its child migrant shelters

Southwest Key Lawsuit - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Trump administration is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over allegations of repeated sexual abuse and harassment of minors in its facilities.

The dismissal was filed on Wednesday after the federal government announced they would no longer use services by Southwest Key Programs. The complaint, filed last year during the Biden administration, alleged a litany of offenses between 2015 and 2023 as Southwest Key Programs, which operates migrant shelters in Texas, Arizona and California, amassed nearly $3 billion in contracts from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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