As federal authorities suspended all movements and visits to the centerisolating individuals who may have been in contact with those infected to stop the spread of the virus.
The United States Government ordered the confinement of a detention center for migrant families in Texas, after the confirmation of a measles outbreak that threatens to overwhelm local health services.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the existence of at least two cases of infection at the Dilley unit, where around 1,400 migrants are detained, including 400 minors.
As federal authorities suspended all movements and visits to the centerisolating individuals who may have been in contact with those infected to stop the spread of the virus, considered one of the most contagious in the world.
Health experts at the University of Texas have already called for a public health emergency to be declared, warning that the Group confinement creates a near-universal risk of exposure.
O outbreak occurs at a time of political tensionwith the Trump administration resuming the practice of detaining families, resulting in a record 73,000 migrants in custody in January, the highest number since 2001.
The situation in Dilley comes after recent protests against the detention of minors, in a context in which the mortality rate in custody has reached record levels in the last two years.
