The massive and sudden influx of unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexican border is beginning to lead to a full-fledged public health crisis. Now, there are reports that U.S. Border Patrol agents are contracting diseases the children have brought into the USA.

Late Friday, San Diego’s Local 1613 of the National Border Patrol Council issued a press release announcing a Border Patrol Agent had contracted scabies in connection with the transfer of detained illegal unaccompanied alien children from Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.

The press release stated, “Public safety is our number one concern.”
Comments went on to note previous concerns that the union had expressed over agent exposure to illness.

The short release reported, “Despite following proper protocol, sometime during routine processing of the first group of 140 illegal immigrants from Texas, a Border Patrol Agent did contract scabies; this was confirmed by a physician.”
The notice closed with, “We are doing everything possible to mitigate the exposure.”

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On June 29 NBPC Local 1613 released protocols for agents in light of arrivals of unaccompanied illegal alien children for the purpose of preserving the safety of agents as well as detainees according to its website.

Meanwhile, tempers among American citizens in Southern California are at high levels in response to the Federal government moving illegal immigrants into their communities.

The crowd of 200 outside the station in Murrieta[, Calif.] waved signs and sometimes shouted at each other. One banner read: “Proud LEGAL American. It doesn’t work any other way.” Another countered: “Against illegal immigration? Great! Go back to Europe!”

Law enforcement officers separated the two sides and contained them on one approach to the station, leaving open an approach from the opposite direction.
It was not certain, however, that any buses would arrive on Friday. Because of security concerns, federal authorities have said they will not publicize immigrant transfers among border patrol facilities. By late afternoon many demonstrators were leaving.

Six people were arrested, five for interfering with police who were investigating a fight and one for disorderly conduct, police said. One of the five was a woman who jumped on an officer’s back, but police did not give details on the actions of the rest.

On Sunday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry took to “This Week” on ABC to speak to the truth of the crisis his state is facing right now.