Texas police learn COVID-positive illegal immigrants sent to local hotels, after Whataburger encounter
Authorities became aware of the matter after a migrant group was seen exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 inside the fast food restaurant
By Louis Casiano | Fox News
Authorities in South Texas said Tuesday they've learned that illegal immigrants who have possibly tested positive for COVID-19 were being released from federal custody to a Catholic charity, which booked hotel rooms for them without notifying local officials.
The La Joya Police Department said a patrol officer was waved down Monday by someone concerned about a group that appeared to be sick at a Whataburger fast food restaurant. The officer found a family inside who were coughing and sneezing and not adhering to health guidelines, including the wearing of masks, authorities said during a news conference.
A manager told the officer they wanted the people to leave the establishment because they were making everyone inside "uneasy." When the officer approached the migrants, they said they had tested positive for the coronavirus and had been apprehended by Border Patrol agents several days prior before being released.
They didn't have documentation to prove they were COVID-positive, La Joya police Sgt. Manuel Casas said.
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