Illegal immigrant kids with tuberculosis infections released into 44 states
HHS releases infected children to sponsors and notifies local health authorities in the hope that they can arrange for treatment before the latent infection becomes active
News on the Net -- The Washington Times, Bio and Archives--July 19, 2023
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The government is releasing thousands of illegal immigrant children with latent tuberculosis infections into American communities without assurances of treatment.
Nearly 2,500 children with latent infections
were released into 44 states over the past year, according to a
court-ordered report on how the Health and Human Services Department is
treating the children. ---More...
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