A Mexican teenager who was jailed after refusing treatment for tuberculosis has been deported. Immigration officials say 18-year-old Francisco Santos and his mother returned to Mexico December 9th. Both were illegal immigrants. Santos was jailed in Gwinnett County August 24th when he refused to accept treatment for an active, contagious case of TB and then threatened to flee to Mexico.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Jailed TB patient deported
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1/09/2008 03:31:00 PM
Labels: Francisco Santos, Gwinnett County Georgia, TB, tuberculosis