Emergency Lawsuit Filed Over Chinese National With ‘Rare’ Tuberculosis in US

Flora Hua
By Flora Hua
October 25, 2024China in Focus
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An illegal Chinese immigrant has entered the United States and brought along a rare, drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis. At least 200 people who came into contact with this individual may have been exposed, according to an emergency lawsuit Louisiana’s government and attorney general filed against federal officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, for not cooperating.