By KTAR.com
A federal contractor terminated its lease at an office building in Phoenix after an investigation revealed that migrant children were being illegally housed in the unlicensed facility after being separated from their parents at the Arizona-Mexico border.
Phoenix City Councilwoman Kate Gallego announced that MVM, Inc., a U.S. defense contractor, canceled its lease near 20th Street and Osborn Road, less than one week after an investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting found the building was not licensed to hold children in Arizona.
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“The Center for Investigative Reporting revealed that the ICE contractor kept children overnight at this building,” Gallego said during a Thursday press conference.
“This contracts their earlier statements and violates their occupancy permit with the city of Phoenix.”
Neighbors near the facility contacted the media after they saw vans bringing children to the facility, which sparked the investigation.
