RESIDENCY FOR TERMINALLY ILL INFANT ONE STEP CLOSER

American immigration officials refuted claims by British media Wednesday that a terminally ill 11-month-old British infant received permanent resident status that would allow him to fly to the USA for urgent treatment.

A U.S. congressional committee voted unanimously Tuesday to grant permanent residency to the family of Charlie Gard, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, so he can receive an untested experimental therapy from a New York neurologist. But the bill still needs approval by the full Congress.