Jeff Abbott
Border and Immigration Reporter for The El Paso Times. Previously based in Central America I Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism Fellow '23
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- I have been informed by U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar and confirmed by the City of El Paso, Texas that there are two known active cases of tuberculosis registered at Camp East Montana. There are also at least 18 cases of COVID-19. I had been hearing rumors of this from my contacts for weeks.
- New Mexico’s governor signed the bill this morning. It is going to be rolled out on May 20.
- "Things are not getting better. They are getting worse" U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, made another oversight visit at Camp East Montana last week. During her visit she met with women detained in Minnesota, detailing how many were still in their snow boots. My story for the El Paso Times
