BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins wrote a letter to the Department of Homeland Security in search of answers after a woman from China who illegally came into the country and might have exposed hundreds of inmates to a rare form of tuberculosis. The woman was transported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Monroe, Basile, and Lafayette. "The illegal Chinese national has come into contact with hundreds of ICE detainees and numerous other individuals. This strain of TB is a rare, aggressive, and drug-resistant form that has been associated with high mortality rates. We must ensure detainees exposed to these deadly bacteria are not released into the interior to spread this sickness," said Higgins in the letter. Baton Rouge mayoral candidate Ted James responds after Sharon Weston Broome releases attack ad Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill are suing the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. The state is bringing the lawsuit due to ICE announcing it will release potentially infected detainees from two facilities without medical clearance. Read the full letter from Higgins below. Ltr-to-DHS-re-Chinese-National-with-TBDownload Latest News Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office to sell jambalaya plates, help dispatcher diagnosed with breast cancer Vince McMahon, WWE accused of ignoring sexual abuse of boys CDC updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for older adults Ride Along: Zachary football coach talks 5A showdown with Woodlawn