In today's newscast:
Measles in the region
A Santa Clara County case of measles has health officials reminding the public to get vaccinated.
Santa Cruz County public health officer Dr. Lisa Hernandez says measles is always a baseline worry. Medical providers must report cases to public health agencies, which in turn alert communities.
" It's a reminder for not only healthcare providers, but the community to think about your risk for getting measles," she said.
She adds the last state report showed Santa Cruz County only had a 91% vaccination rate for kindergarteners. To protect the community, she’d like to see at least 95%.
Adelanto hunger striker deported
A migrant from Belize who was leading a hunger strike at the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center has been deported.
Kyon Shakeel Swaso had raised concerns about conditions inside Adelanto to a congressional delegation who visited on June 1.
The Immigrant Defenders Law Center says Swaso was transferred from Adelanto to a detention center in Texas on June 10, and later to Louisiana. They say he was deported two days later.
The group alleges Swaso’s transfers and subsequent deportation were retaliation for speaking out.
They also say the Department of Homeland Security violated a federal court order that requires advance notice to move detainees out of state.
Swaso said in a written statement that detainees are being “treated like animals.”
DHS has not confirmed or responded to requests for comment on Swaso’s situation.
That reporting from our California Newsroom partner, KVCR.
