Mumps, Other Outbreaks Force US Detention Centers to Quarantine More Than 2,000 Illegal Aliens

A common area and cell room doors are seen inside the Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Va., on Aug. 13, 2018. - A former regional jail, the facility has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house illegal aliens for violations of immigration laws. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Christian Mejia thought he had a shot at getting out of immigration detention in rural Louisiana after he found a lawyer to help him seek asylum.

Then, he was quarantined.