"We unfortunately are not able to get the detainee vaccination status. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and the facilities hardly know who is in and out of their buildings, they don't share the names of some people with us, and they don't allow us to speak with detainees."
"On Feb. 26, El Paso public health officials confirmed the city's first measles cases of the year were four adults with unknown vaccination statuses who had visited busy locations across the city including a hospital, a department store, two malls and three restaurants."
"Together, these details signal how Texas' outsized role in housing federal detainees, which has escalated under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, poses a public health risk to a state contending with worsening vaccine rates."
Measles cases in Texas federal detention facilities have led to infections in El Paso residents, raising public health concerns. City officials expressed frustration over insufficient information from federal authorities regarding detainee vaccination statuses. Brandon Rohrig, the city's health deputy director, noted difficulties in obtaining vaccination data and communicating with detainees. The situation highlights the public health risks associated with Texas' role in housing federal detainees amid declining vaccination rates. El Paso confirmed its first measles cases of the year, involving adults with unknown vaccination statuses who frequented various public locations.
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