Thomas Calloway Lea Jr.
Thomas Calloway Lea Jr. was the mayor of El Paso, Texas, during the early 20th century, and he was known for his staunch enforcement of health regulations aimed at controlling the perceived threat of typhus among Mexican migrants. Lea's administration pushed for the establishment of quarantine measures and disinfection processes that subjected many Mexican individuals to humiliating and dangerous practices at the border.
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Thomas Calloway Lea Jr. was the mayor of El Paso who demanded a detention center for migrants.
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