ICE halts motion at Dilley facility over 2 measles circumstances

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has halted "all motion" inside the Dilley Immigration Processing Heart in Texas attributable to a measles outbreak , officers introduced Sunday.

The Division of Homeland Safety mentioned two detainees have been recognized with the illness on Saturday, the identical day a 5-year-old boy and his father — whose detention sparked widespread alarm final month — have been launched from the ability.

"On January 31, 2026, the Texas Division of State Well being Companies confirmed energetic measles infections of two detainees on the Dilley Immigration Processing Heart in Texas," Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin mentioned in an announcement.

She added that ICE well being officers are taking measures to quarantine the people concerned till the state of affairs is totally below management.

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Rep. Joaquin Castro escorts 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father out of an ICE detention middle in Dilley, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (Joaquin Castro)

"ICE Well being Companies Corps instantly took steps to quarantine and management additional unfold and an infection, ceasing all motion inside the facility and quarantining all people suspected of constructing contact with the contaminated," McLaughlin mentioned.

"Medical employees is continuous to observe the detainees’ circumstances and can take acceptable and energetic steps to stop additional an infection. All detainees are being supplied with proper medical care ."

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Federal officers introduced Sunday that an ICE facility in Texas discovered two circumstances of measles. (istock/Tami Chappell)

Regardless of the reported circumstances, officers emphasised that the ability offers complete well being care, surpassing what many immigrants had beforehand obtained.

"It's a longstanding follow to supply complete medical care from the second an alien enters ICE custody," McLaughlin mentioned. "This contains medical, dental, and mental health services as out there, and entry to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care. That is the very best healthcare than many aliens have obtained of their whole lives."

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Final yr, the U.S. recorded the best variety of measles circumstances in many years, with 2,267 circumstances nationwide, in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Texas Division of State Well being Companies famous that at the least 762 circumstances occurred in West Texas, leading to at the least two deaths and 99 hospitalizations, in response to state knowledge final up to date in August.

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The Dilley facility just lately confronted heightened scrutiny after detaining 5‑yr‑previous Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, prompting Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro to vow inspections of the ability later this week, in response to San Antonio Express-News .

Castro’s workplace mentioned the notification of the 2 reported circumstances got here shortly after the congressman’s pledge, the outlet reported, citing spokesperson Katherin Schneider.

His workplace added that Castro and his employees members who visited the ability are reportedly vaccinated in opposition to measles, and that the daddy and son obtained a full medical examination earlier than their launch and wouldn't have been allowed to depart had there been any threat.