Immprof Natalie Nanasi on Dallas’ “Decompression Center” for Migrant Children

Immprof Natalie Nanasi (SMU) spent the weekend volunteering at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, which has been converted into a “decompression center” for some 2,000 migrant children.

Over at The Hill, Nanasi talks about what she saw (many cots, lots of boredom) and she offers four takeaways for the future of caring for unaccompanied minors:

1. we must release children from the decompression center as efficiently as possible
2. care should be taken that this decompression center remains more like a shelter than a prison
3. sites like the one in Dallas should be temporary solutions
4. we as a country must rediscover our compassion

It’s wonderful to see this outstanding immprof in action on the ground, spreading the word about what she’s seeing, keeping us informed, and offering concrete ideas for change!

-KitJ