The vaccination effort appears to be the first in Texas ICE facilities, as hundreds of immigrants are battling COVID-19 in detention facilities across the state.
Associated Press
Migrant teens line up for a class at a “tender-age” facility for babies, children and teens, in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in San Benito, Texas.
At least 75 migrant youth in Texas are currently in isolation and more than 760 children have tested positive for the virus since March.
More than 75 migrant children in Texas are currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, according to both state and federal health officials.
These active cases are spread out among 23 different Texas shelters that care for unaccompanied minors kids who cross the border without a guardian.
Cases are concentrated in facilities in Houston, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley, according to Texas Department of Health and Human Services.
Active COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In More Than 20 Texas Migrant Youth Facilities
At least 75 migrant youth in Texas are currently in isolation and more than 760 children have tested positive for the virus since March.
December 10, 2020, 11:04 AM
Migrant teens line up for a class at a “tender-age” facility for babies, children and teens, in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in San Benito, Texas.
More than 75 migrant children in Texas are currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, according to both state and federal health officials.
These active cases are spread out among 23 different Texas shelters that care for unaccompanied minors kids who cross the border without a guardian.