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Rep. Gosar: Cautiously Optimistic about ICE Decision not to Release Detained Illegal with Drug Resistant Tuberculosis into AZ Community

Statement

Date: April 7, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Immigration

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after federal officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put out a public statement following a request from Rep. Gosar and several Arizona colleagues demanding that a detained illegal immigrant with a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB), not be released into Pinal County Arizona:

"I applaud ICE for hearing the concerns of my colleagues and me and deciding against releasing an illegal immigrant with drug resistant tuberculosis into the Pinal County Community this week. I am cautiously optimistic as a result of ICE's statements that officials are now planning to take appropriate steps to protect Arizonans from being exposed to this fatal, infectious disease. It is inconceivable that releasing an illegal immigrant that could cause a tuberculosis pandemic here in the U.S. would ever be considered as a possible option. I will continue to closely monitor this situation and will continue to do everything in my power to prevent illegal immigrants with deadly viruses from being let loose in our communities."


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