Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Measles at Camp East Montana

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the Public Health Officials from the City of El Paso confirming measles cases at Camp East Montana:

"It should come as no surprise that there is a measles outbreak at Camp East Montana. This public health crisis is a direct result of the manner in which Acquisition Logistics operates the facility: an explicit effort to maximize profits at the expense of federal standards for services such as medical attention.

"Such an inexperienced, incompetent private prison corporation does not share our community's interests or those of the detainees. For these reasons and more, I continue my calls for Camp East Montana to be shut down and Acquisition Logistics to be investigated."