Louisiana AG Sues ICE Over Tuberculosis Case

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, alleging that a Chinese national with a rare and drug-resistant form of tuberculosis was allowed to enter the U.S. illegally and was subsequently transported across various ICE facilities, potentially exposing over 200 detainees and staff to the disease. Murrill claims that this situation is a direct result of the Biden administration's open border policies, which she views as a dereliction of duty. The lawsuit seeks to prevent ICE from releasing potentially infected detainees without medical clearance from the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana officials have expressed alarm over the lack of health screenings for migrants crossing the border. The state emphasizes the need for public health protections in light of this incident, as the infected individual did not undergo health checks upon arrival. Louisiana's Surgeon General has ordered isolation for the infected woman and has mandated that no detainees be released until medically cleared.