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Mexico double-transplant patient gets US humanitarian pass
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he U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given a 90-day humanitarian pass to a 20-year-old Mexican man seeking a double heart and liver transplant.
The document, which Jose Chua received Monday and which The Associated Press obtained a copy, gives him 90 days in the U.S. It comes after Chua was twice denied a tourist visa.
Mayra Lopez, Chua's mother, said Monday she did not have the words to express her gratitude to all those who helped resolve the situation.
Chua was born with only one ventricle in his heart, causing circulation problems that mean blood reaches only one of the four chambers. His liver has also been damaged and he needs a heart and liver double-transplant, a procedure that is not performed in his home country. (***)
