Texas' environmental regulator on Friday barred most uses of the water at an oil field camp converted into a holding center for immigrant teenagers, raising alarms about the safety of more than 400 youths detained there. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said running water at the Midland camp could be used only to flush toilets or wash clothes because officials aren't sure whether the water is safe. It's unknown how many teenagers may have drunk from taps or used it otherwise. They are now being given water bottles for drinking. Safety concerns have continued to emerge since President Biden's administration hastily converted what was a "man camp" for oil field workers into a detention site for teenagers that opened March 14. U.S. officials have rushed to open new sites to hold teenagers and children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to try to clear packed Border Patrol facilities currently holding more than 4,500 youths.
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