"Immigration and Customs Enforcement has locked down a detention facility in Dilley Texas after a measles outbreak, CBS News reported Sunday the same facility that held 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father until they were released on Saturday. In December, U.S. measles cases hit a three-decade high, with numerous outbreaks across the country and widespread criticism for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,"
"Ramos' detention by ICE agents in Minnesota gained nationwide attention; images of the small boy in his blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack went viral and were swiftly depicted on protest posters. Ramos' neighbors and school officials said that immigration agents used him as bait; the Department of Homeland Security disputed those reports as an abject lie. Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Ramos, were being held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, which has been used to hold children and families accused of immigration"
ICE locked down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas after a measles outbreak and halted all movement there. The facility had held five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father before a judge ordered their release; they returned to Minnesota. December U.S. measles cases hit a three-decade high with outbreaks nationwide. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced criticism for years of anti-vaccine activity and spreading vaccine conspiracy theories before his nomination. Some detainees were quarantined after medical staff found active measles. Images of the boy in a blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack went viral and prompted protests.
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