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Federal immigration officers arrested 23-year-old Andrea Pedro-Francisco in early February, a week before she was scheduled to have a cyst removed from her ovary. 

Members of Congress have taken up her cause, but they have not been able to reach her. That’s in part due to a measles lockdown at Camp East Montana, where she is being held. 

Minnesota Reformer Deputy Editor Max Nesterak 

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Federal immigration authorities arrested 23-year-old Andrea Pedro-Francisco a week before a scheduled surgery, and she is now being held at Camp East Montana, where a measles lockdown has limited contact with the outside world.

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