Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on May 21 that it has temporarily stopped taking in migrants at the main processing facility at McAllen, Texas, after a large number of detainees began showing signs of flu-related illnesses.
A CBP official said in an emailed statement that the medical staff at the Centralized Processing Center (CPC) in McAllen had identified many detainees with high fevers and displayed signs of illness. The official did not provide details as to how many people were affected but said that medical staff are doing their best to provide proper medical treatment.
