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Executive Director of Catholic Charities Says COVID-Stricken Migrants Eating At Whataburger An ‘Isolated Case’
By CBSDFW.com StaffJuly 29, 2021 at 12:12 pm
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Isolated or not, it was the COVID positive status of the family, and their alleged “disregard to other people’s health,” that led to the police department of the small town along the Rio Grande and Mexican border issuing a public health announcement. On July 26 the police department shared details of the incident. They said a concerned citizen at the restaurant waved down an officer. The citizen told him about the family “coughing and sneezing without covering their mouths and not wearing face masks.” Whataburger management also told the officer that they wanted the group to leave as well due to “their disregard to other people’s health.”
In addition to telling the officer that Border Patrol had released them days prior due to their coronavirus status, the family said a charity group had paid for their room at the nearby Texas Inn Hotel. The officer followed up on that information, finding out that Catholic Charities of The Rio Grande Valley had booked all the rooms in the hotel to house undocumented immigrants detained by Border Patrol. He said he saw a group of 20 to 30 people staying at the hotel who were “out and about.” Most of them weren’t wearing masks either, according to the officer...
Executive Director of Catholic Charities Says COVID-Stricken Migrants Eating At Whataburger An ‘Isolated Case’
By CBSDFW.com StaffJuly 29, 2021 at 12:12 pm
...
Isolated or not, it was the COVID positive status of the family, and their alleged “disregard to other people’s health,” that led to the police department of the small town along the Rio Grande and Mexican border issuing a public health announcement. On July 26 the police department shared details of the incident. They said a concerned citizen at the restaurant waved down an officer. The citizen told him about the family “coughing and sneezing without covering their mouths and not wearing face masks.” Whataburger management also told the officer that they wanted the group to leave as well due to “their disregard to other people’s health.”
In addition to telling the officer that Border Patrol had released them days prior due to their coronavirus status, the family said a charity group had paid for their room at the nearby Texas Inn Hotel. The officer followed up on that information, finding out that Catholic Charities of The Rio Grande Valley had booked all the rooms in the hotel to house undocumented immigrants detained by Border Patrol. He said he saw a group of 20 to 30 people staying at the hotel who were “out and about.” Most of them weren’t wearing masks either, according to the officer...