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    'These Are Not Kids Kept In Cages': Inside A Texas Shelter For Immigrant Youth

    Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys ages 10 to 17.
    by John Burnett Jun 14, 2018 2 minutes
    Boys 10 to 17 years old stand outside a government-contracted youth shelter in Brownsville, Texas. Ninety percent of the residents<strong> </strong>traveled to the United States alone seeking protection; the remainder were separated from their families at the border under a controversial new policy by the Trump administration.

    Updated at 7:28 p.m. ET

    Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys, ages 10 to 17. Located in Brownsville, Texas, across from a pizza joint and a McDonald's, it is the largest government-contracted youth shelter in the country. On Wednesday, reporters were allowed a rare glimpse inside.

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