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Posted on 02/05/2026 7:40:48 PM PST by DoodleBob
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Two people held at a large immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas, have tested positive for measles, officials said.
The South Texas Family Residential Center, located about 70 miles south of San Antonio, houses roughly 1,100 adults and children. After the cases were confirmed Jan. 31, federal officials said they isolated anyone who may have been exposed and limited movement inside the building.
“Medical staff is continuing to monitor the detainees’ conditions and will take appropriate and active steps to prevent further infection,” said Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She added that “all detainees are being provided with proper medical care.”
Officials did not say how the two people became infected, how many detainees are vaccinated or whether more cases are being investigated.
Advocates say they are worried the virus could spread quickly inside the crowded facility.
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat, said he is seeking answers after visiting the center and learning about the measles cases.
Similar infections have also been reported at immigration facilities in Arizona.
An immigration attorney who represents a family at Dilley said detainees were placed on lockdown without being told why. He also said families told him they were not asked about their vaccination history and were not offered vaccines.
“They’re not being told anything, and they are not being offered any sort of protective measures,” attorney Eric Lee told The Washington Post. “And it’s important to point out that this is not just a detention conditions issue — it’s a public health issue generally.”
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, agreed.
“I can’t think of a better incubation environment for transmission of measles than a detention facility,” she said, explaining that measles is extremely contagious.
About 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed to the virus become infected, and people can spread measles for days before they realize they are sick.
Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, thanks to strong vaccination rates. But falling rates have led to a rebound, threatening that status.
So far in 2026, more than 580 measles cases, including 17 hospitalizations, have been reported nationwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Last year saw more than 2,260 cases across 44 states, along with more than 200 hospital stays and three deaths.
Measles can cause high fever, cough and rash. In serious cases, it can lead to pneumonia, long-term immune damage or death, especially in young kids.
Federal officials say vaccines are still being provided inside detention centers. Immigration authorities recently signed a contract worth up to $616,000 to continue vaccine services through mid-June.
“As we transitioned contracts, there was no gaps in medical care — including access to necessary vaccines, which are being provided,” McLaughlin said.
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And that’s why ICE needs to be allowed to wear masks.
Walking Zombie Castro sure is a pain in the ass. Sorry from Texas. We’ll try to do better.
Some fun with numbers:
2 / 1100 illegal aliens = 0.18%
2,600 / 342 million Americans = 0.00076%.
That’s something that does not get discussed much: the diseases illegals bring into the country that we don’t know about. A re-introducing diseases that were once once considered eradicated (for all intents and purposes). They pass it among themselves and then to citizens who, for whatever reason, have low immunity. Totally unforced errors.
Instead of having them in detention centers, JUST DEPORT THEM the second they are picked up, that simple
This is why I did the math.
The rate of infection in one illegal alien detention facility was waaaay bigger than that for America as a whole.
And - surprise! - States didn’t track the immigration status of the 2,600 infected people.
Imagine that.......
Make every illegal get it.
This is why catch and release program the biden administration did and
also by any administration. Is and was a harrowing and a huge gamble.
Tho the mainstream media will not cover it, measles outbreaks, whooping
cough outbreaks and even bedbug outbreaks as well as others have been
and are traceable back to criminal illegal UN medically screened border
crosses.
The mainstream medias thought processes on this..........
“We don’t want people, the little people, the average people, the
sheeple to be hostile to the poor migrants.....”
~
THIS should scare the shit out of everyone.
Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 600 cases amid more violence
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**How far is Africa from the US by plane?**
This air travel distance is equal to 8,945 miles.
**How long is the flight time from the Africa to the USA?**
Non-stop flight time from Johannesburg, South Africa to New York is
around 16 hours 15 minutes.
The Kinshasa Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo flight time
to Johannesburg, South Africa’s non stop is around 4 hours 15 minutes.
**Total 20 hours and 30 mimutes...(Lets round up to 24 hours.)**
#The Ebola incubation period, or the time interval from infection to
onset of symptoms, is from 2 to 21 days. People are not contagious until
they develop symptoms.
An infected person could realistically be in NYC in 24 hours if all the
lights were green, EBOLA incubates from 2 to 21 DAYS before it is
infectious. Just how far can they worm their way in to a city, a state
the east coast, the west coast where ever before they start infecting
others? A homeless camp here a bus station there an air port. One gets
to good old Mexico and mingles with a thousand or so deserving dreaming
ms-13 un accompanied minors.
You do the math.
Don’t forget the parasites (not including the human ones).
“thanks to strong vaccination rates. But falling rates have led to a rebound, threatening that status.”
Yeah that’s it...
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