Tuberculosis-exposed ICE detainee exposed others at Basile, Monroe

Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing the federal government to keep people at two detention facilities in Louisiana locked up beyond the period they can be held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody because some detainees might have been exposed to a rare form of tuberculosis. State officials confirmed Wednesday that one detainee has tested positive for a drug-resistant strain of...

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