U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ceased "all movement" at a detention center for families in Texas after two measles cases were confirmed at the facility, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Two people detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center have "active measles infections," Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told USA TODAY on Sunday, Feb. 1. The South Texas Family Residential Center is an ICE detention center in Dilley, a small town over 70 miles southwest of San Antonio.
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the measles cases on Saturday, Jan. 31, and ICE quarantined the two detainees and those suspected of exposure to the detainees, according to McLaughlin.
"ICE Health Services Corps immediately took steps to quarantine and control further spread and infection, ceasing all movement within the facility and quarantining all individuals suspected of making contact with the infected," McLaughlin said in a statement.
McLaughlin added that the detainees were being monitored by medical personnel and taking "appropriate and active steps to prevent further infection."
