ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement halted all movement inside a Texas detention center for families and quarantined some migrants after two detainees were confirmed to have active measles infections, the Department of Homeland Security said Sunday.
The cases were identified Friday at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, which houses parents and children taken into federal custody for alleged immigration violations, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News. The facility is located about an hour south of San Antonio.
"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 told the news site. She added that medical staff are monitoring detainees and taking "appropriate and active steps to prevent further infection," and that "all detainees are being provided with proper medical care."
The announcement followed reports from immigration lawyers who raised concerns over a potential measles outbreak at the facility. Neha Desai, an attorney with the National Center for Youth Law, said she hopes the infections are not used to block inspections by attorneys or lawmakers:
"In the meantime, we are deeply concerned for the physical and the mental health of every family detained at Dilley," Desai said. "It is important to remember that no family needs to be detained — this is a choice that the administration is making"
The cases come amid a broader resurgence of measles in the United States. More than 2,200 cases were recorded nationwide in 2025, including a large outbreak in West Texas, according to state health data.
Dilley has drawn increased attention in recent days after it was revealed to be the facility where five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were held following their detention during an immigration operation in Minnesota. A federal judge ordered their release, and the family returned to Minnesota over the weekend.
The Dilley center has previously been the subject of legal scrutiny and complaints from advocates. In filings last year over federal standards for detaining children, attorneys described inadequate access to medical care, limited activities for children and concerns about basic living conditions. The government has disputed those claims, and the litigation remains ongoing.
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