A tuberculosis scare has shut down the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami, but attorneys are hinting the government shutdown might be the true cause.

The Southern District of Florida Blog, run by criminal defense attorney David Oscar Markus, broke the story, writing that “FDC-Miami is still shutdown due to a supposed TB scare.” It posted an email from marshals providing an update on the quarantine, after an inmate allegedly showed signs of the disease on Wednesday. No defendants are being brought to trial, attorney visits have stopped and at least one case has been canceled, according to the post.

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