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Painful Flesh-Eating Parasite Case Marks First For US In Years Painful Flesh-Eating Parasite Case Marks First For US In Years
Painful Flesh-Eating Parasite Case Marks First For US In Years A notorious flesh-eating parasite has been detected in a US patient for the first time in decades, health officials say. Maryland health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a travel-associated infection in a person who recently arrived from El Salvador, according to a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman cited by The Washington Post on Monday, Aug. 25.  Officials said the diagnosis was confirmed earlier this month and emphasized there is no sign the organism is spreading locally. The parasite, known as the New World screw…
DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him
DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him A national outcry over the alleged secret deportation and death of an elderly man from Allentown has been debunked, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday, July 21. Luis Leon, an 82-year-old Chilean national, was never deported to Guatemala, never arrested, and has no record of any green card appointment in Philadelphia on the day in question, according to DHS officials. “ICE never arrested or deported Luis Leon to Guatemala. Nor does ICE ‘disappear’ people—this is a categorical lie,” said Assistant Secretary McLaughlin. The Morning Call had published a report on Sunday, Ju…
Guatemalan Fugitive Wanted For Homicide Apprehended In NJ: ICE Guatemalan Fugitive Wanted For Homicide Apprehended In NJ: ICE
Guatemalan Fugitive Wanted For Homicide Apprehended In NJ: ICE A 29-year-old Guatemalan fugitive wanted for homicide in his home country was arrested by ICE in New Jersey on Tuesday, May 13, authorities said. Adelso Garcia Martinez was arrested for violations of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, ICE Homeland Security Investigations Newark said. Martinez is wanted for two counts of attempted aggravated homicide in Guatemala. ICE did not say where in New Jersey he was arrested. Martinez unlawfully entered the United States through Texas in May 2021, ICE said. He was released into the United States by U.S. Border Patrol the same day, ICE said. Mart…