Reporter Account Details Conditions for Children at Measles‑Hit Dilley ICE Family Detention Center
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ICE has halted all movement at the Dilley ICE Family Residential Center and quarantined suspected contacts after the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed two measles cases on January 31, 2026. DHS officials say detainees are receiving comprehensive medical care and Rep. Joaquin Castro has announced an inspection while his office says staff are vaccinated and that a child and his father received full medical exams before release; meanwhile PBS/ProPublica reporting—based on roughly two dozen interviews—says the facility, reopened in March 2025, has housed about 3,500 people (more than half children) and centers firsthand accounts about conditions for minors beyond the measles cases.
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