550
African migrants were just caught in Texas. DHS head says they aren’t being
screened for Ebola, by Daniel Horowitz 6/12/19.
The
border crisis is no longer exclusively a problem of illegal Central American
migrants. As word spreads of the collapse of border enforcement, the number of
migrants from Africa continues to increase. The threat of bringing in dangerous
diseases is higher than ever, yet there are no mandatory and universal
screenings, quarantines, or detention before illegal immigrants are released
into our communities, often within hours.
According
to preliminary weekly data used internally by Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) and given to CR by a Border Patrol agent who must remain anonymous
because he is not authorized to speak to the press, over 550 African migrants
were apprehended in Texas in just one week – from May 30 through June 5. The
lion’s share were from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country with
the worst Ebola outbreak in the world. Here’s the breakdown:
Democratic
Republic of Congo – 314, Republic of Congo – 130, Angola – 101, Cameroon – 6, Gabon
– 1, Niger – 1
The
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), not to be confused with the smaller
separate nation of “Republic of Congo,” which is to the immediate west of DRC,
is currently experiencing the worst Ebola outbreak ever. As of June 4,
according to the World Health Organization, there were a total of 2,025 confirmed
and reported cases of Ebola, including 1,357 reported deaths.
In
addition to Ebola, the DRC is experiencing 87,000 cases of measles, claiming the lives of 1,500. Angola
and Cameroon are also experiencing measles outbreaks, according to the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC).
Yet
local media in San Antonio reported on Friday that hundreds of these African
migrants were seen dropped off at bus stations in San Antonio. I confirmed with CBP last week that there is
no special screening, extra scrutiny, or quarantine required of those coming
from African countries more than from anywhere else.
Overall,
a record 20,274 illegal aliens were apprehended in Texas during this seven-day
period. That is an annualized pace of over one million just for the state of
Texas.
Honduras
had the highest single-country total, accounting for 38 percent of all illegal
immigrants caught in the Lone Star State. Honduras is experiencing a mumps outbreak, and many of the caravans left from San Pedro Sula, a northern Honduran town that
had 1,336 reported cases of mumps as of April. As of Monday, Arizona officials
confirmed 47 cases of mumps in Pinal County, mainly in ICE facilities, a 10-year
high for the state. Don McLaughlin, the mayor of Uvalde, Texas, confirmed to CR at least two known cases among the
illegal immigrants held in the detention facility in his city. According to a
recent DHS inspector general report, there is “a high incidence of illness
among the staff” in some facilities.
Also,
as of May 29, there were 51 confirmed cases of mumps among the general population in
Hidalgo County, Texas, the busiest illegal alien smuggling corridor along the
Southwest border. The disease has spread to every major city in the county.
Then
there is Venezuela. Due to the collapse of the economy and civil society, the
country is experiencing outbreaks of all sorts
of diseases. The number
of migrants is beginning to tick up, with 47 apprehended in Texas the first
week of June.
It
is simply astounding that hundreds of thousands are coming from the most
disease-prone countries under the worst traveling arrangements imaginable and
there is no quarantine, as required by law. Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan
finally admitted publicly at yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
that CBP is not screening anyone for diseases. “The public health risk—family
units are released into our communities with unknown vaccination status and
without a standard medical examination for communicable diseases of public health
concern, as well as a public health risk of disease outbreak at processing
facilities,” McAleenan said in his written testimony.
So
why is McAleenan himself not requiring such a process, and if such a process is
unfeasible given the numbers, shouldn’t these people be inadmissible rather
than being released? Asylum does not trump the medically inadmissible statutes
of 8 U.S.C. 1182. In other words, if the criminal smuggling conspiracy is so
successful that it results in catastrophic numbers jamming our border, why
should that strengthen the claim of the aliens to be released without following
medical quarantine rather than strengthen the claim of the American sovereign
to keep them out?
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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