Cover Up of Tuberculosis Outbreak Alleged at Cape Cod Migrant Encampment

An “emergency alert” email sent by a nonprofit health center to Massachusetts lawmakers sparked the controversy.

Some migrants reportedly are also being housed at Joint Base Cape Cod, home of the 102nd Intelligence Wing and Otis Air National Guard Base, in Hyannis, Mass. A vehicle approaches the gate on April 13, 2023. Steve Heaslip/USA Today Network via Reuters

An alleged coverup of tuberculosis cases discovered at a migrant shelter on Cape Cod has put state lawmakers in the hot seat with a local radio talk show and Massachusetts’ lone conservative newspaper crusading to expose the alleged coverup.

The controversy stems from an emergency alert sent via email on the Saturday night of Dec. 2  by CEO Heidi Nelson of the Duffy Health Center in Hyannis, Mass., to several recipients including three Massachusetts House members and one state senator.