Mississippi Board Rejects Proposal to House Illegal Immigrant Children in Hotels

Published on June 5, 2024

A Tunica, Mississippi, board of supervisors has rejected a proposal to support housing unaccompanied illegal immigrant children in two abandoned casino hotels. On May 30, the board voted 3-2 against supporting the controversial plan which brought resistance from Mississippi officials and residents. Shantrell Nicks, an attorney representing Rapid Deployment, a company contracting with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HSS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), informed the board that the Harris Casino hotel, which the company inspected, is suitable for housing children who have crossed the border illegally. “This would serve as a children’s shelter to serve as an influx-care facility,” she said. “It’s a humanitarian effort.”...

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