"People incarcerated at Dilley were quarantined after at least two became sick with measles last week. In another recent case, an 18-month-old girl was hospitalized with a life-threatening lung infection after spending two months in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the migrant jail. The girl was reportedly returned to Dilley after spending 10 days at the hospital and denied prescribed medication, according to a federal lawsuit. She was only freed after lawyers filed an emergency petition demanding her release."
"Recent federal data show that the average daily population exploded from an average of 500 people a day in October to around 1,330 a day in late January, according to Detention Reports, a new tool that maps data on 237 immigration jails nationwide. "This geographic concentration means children and parents arrested in places like Minnesota face detention in rural south Texas, more than 1,000 miles from their communities, legal counsel, and family support networks,""
The Dilley Immigration Processing Center has seen its average daily population rise from about 500 in October to roughly 1,330 by late January. Families are transferred from across the country to a remote south Texas facility and often wait weeks or months to see an immigration judge. Reported conditions include quarantines after measles cases, an 18-month-old hospitalized with a life-threatening lung infection, and allegations of denied prescribed medication. Legal advocates and lawmakers report dangerous, inhumane conditions. Geographic concentration places detained families more than 1,000 miles from their communities, legal counsel, and support networks.
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