Good Monday morning, Coastal Bend Friends! We are Sunrise Anchors Bryan and Michelle Hofmann giving you the news you need to know as you head out the door.
This morning, a five-year-old boy and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from federal custody. Federal officials are responding to a confirmed measles case at an immigration center in Texas. We also have results from a key congressional runoff election here in the Lone Star State, changes coming to the Kennedy Center in Washington, a product recall you should know about, and how you can celebrate Black History Month right here in Corpus Christi.
6 Things to Know: Five-year-old Liam Ramos released, Kennedy Center renovation announcement
Five-year-old Liam Ramos released
- A federal judge ordered Liam Ramos and his father released.
- They were detained for more than a week.
- Their immigration case is still moving through the courts.
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from federal custody. A federal judge ordered their release as their immigration case proceeds through the courts. The pair had been detained for more than a week after immigration agents took them from their suburban Minneapolis driveway. The detention of the preschooler has fueled mounting outrage over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Measles case confirmed at Dilley immigration center
- A measles case was identified Friday.
- Exposed detainees have been quarantined.
- Medical staff are monitoring those at the facility.
Federal immigration officials are taking emergency action after a confirmed case of measles at the Dilley Immigration Center. The case was identified Friday at the facility, which houses parents and children taken into federal custody for alleged immigration violations. A DHS spokesperson says ICE Health Services Corps immediately moved to contain the outbreak. Anyone believed to have come into contact with the infected detainees has been quarantined, and medical staff are closely monitoring those held at the center…