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Back to EpisodesQuarantine Lifted at Camp East Montana, Measles Outbreak Ends
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Camp East Montana, the largest immigration detention center in the U.S., ends and restarts quarantine due to measles outbreak. Legal representatives and family members can now visit detainees again. The facility holds up to 5,000 people, with a peak of 3,100 in January. Legal aid workers faced confusion due to the back-and-forth quarantines. The government canceled a $1.2 billion contract with the previous manager over scandals and rights abuses. A new firm from Virginia took over operations. This is not the first measles outbreak at an immigration site, with 147 cases reported statewide this year.
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