AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thousands of immigrant children placed in temporary shelters across Texas have been found to have only minor diseases such as scabies and chicken pox, but conditions inside crowded U.S. Border Patrol stations are worrisome, the state health commissioner said Tuesday.

A crush of unaccompanied minors overwhelming the Border Patrol in recent months is also packing its stations with immigrants until they’re moved elsewhere. Under the law, the children are supposed to be transferred to the custody of federal health officials within 72 hours and sent to bigger shelters.

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