Federal OIG Cites Concerns For Child Immigrants At The Tornillo Facility

The federal contractor operating the Tornillo Influx Care Facility, BCFS Health and Human Services, has not employed enough clinical professionals to provide adequate mental health care for the child immigrants housed at the facility, according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Additionally, BCFS has not conducted required Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint background checks for staff working at Tornillo because until recently arranged by the federal HHS, BCFS was not able to legally conduct FBI fingerprint background checks. Instead, BCFS used background checks conducted by a private . . .