Employees for the online retailer Wayfair say they are planning a walkout from company headquarters Wednesday in protest of the company selling furniture to migrant detention facilities
According to a woman identifying herself as an employee of the company, Wayfair employees learned last week that an order for about $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture was placed by BCFS, which operates migrant facilities for the Department of Health and Human Services. BCFS is set to open a new facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, which will accommodate about 1,600 unaccompanied minors.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez June 25, 2019 The Trump administration has been criticized in recent days over conditions for migrant children at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas. On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services said 250 migrant children who were held at that facility will be shifted into the agency's shelter system.Wayfair's stock dropped 5% on Tuesday. Shares are up about 60% this year.
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