Dexter to Travel to Texas, Conduct Oversight for Detained Oregon Child and Family

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), announced her intention to visit the Dilley, Texas detention facility on Friday to ensure that the Crespo-Gonzalez family has access to medical care and due process. The Crespo-Gonzalez family was detained earlier this month while taking their sick seven-year-old child to urgent care. That child and her parents are now being held in a facility with two documented active measles cases.

"No child, but especially not a sick second grader on the way to urgent care, should be detained by ICE and then trapped in a facility with active measles cases," said Congresswoman Dexter, one of six Democratic physicians serving in Congress. "The inhumanity is staggering. I cannot stand by while my constituents' rights are stripped, and our country's values eroded. I'm traveling to Texas to check in on the well-being of this Oregon family, to assess the conditions of their detention and to ensure their access to due process. I am fully vaccinated against measles and will take all proper precautions when allowed inside."

Congresswoman Dexter has made numerous inquiries on behalf of the Crespo-Gonzalez family, including demanding a wellness check, medical attention, and an explanation of the basis for their detention.

Earlier today, Dexter rallied with Democrats outside the ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C., calling for Kristi Noem to be impeached. Watch Dexter's full remarks here.

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