US EditionA Large Immigration Detention Camp in Texas Is Closed to Visitors Amid Measles Outbreak
Thirteen measles cases and two tuberculosis cases have led to isolation of 112 people and visitor restrictions at Camp East Montana, officials said.
- Tuesday, Camp East Montana in El Paso is under quarantine after a measles outbreak with 14 active cases and 112 people isolated until March 19 or 20.
- Tuesday, Camp East Montana was placed under quarantine after reports of a measles outbreak, with 13 cases confirmed on Feb. 27 and conditions described as crowded and unsanitary by detainees.
- DHS and ICE did not respond to repeated questions about contact tracing and outbreak handling, with journalists and translators barred from entry, and detainees only meeting counsel virtually.
- U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar called for the camp to be closed and for a DOJ probe, citing poor medical care after a $1.2 billion contract to Acquisition Logistics.
- Despite limited state role, city of El Paso Department of Public Health confirmed 13 measles cases at Camp East Montana last week, with four in the community, and officials provided testing support and vaccines, Escobar warned.
86 Articles
86 Articles
So far, there are 14 active cases of measles in the Fort Bliss military base detention centre and 112 individuals have been isolated.
A large ICE prison in the U.S. state of Texas is closed after measles outbreaks. Camp East Montana is closed to visitors for two weeks.
In the vast tent complex on the grounds of Fort Bliss, in the immediate vicinity of El Paso, quarantine arrived without notice to federal representative Verónica Escobar or to the lawyers who defend the detainees. Measles — a disease that medical science declared eliminated in the United States more than two decades ago — has returned to the interior of Camp East Montana, the largest immigration detention center under construction in the country…
Associated Press News
A large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors amid measles outbreak
A lawmaker says a large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors and attorneys due to a measles outbreak. U.S. Rep.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
