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A Large Immigration Detention Camp in Texas Is Closed to Visitors Amid Measles Outbreak
Fourteen measles cases and two tuberculosis cases have led to quarantine and visitor restrictions at Camp East Montana, with 112 detainees isolated, 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.
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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.
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