Hospital Sends Illegal Immigrant Back to Poland After Stroke
69-year-old and homeless
He fell unconscious after a stroke in the U.S. and woke up back in Poland.
Wladyslaw Haniszewski — an uninsured and undocumented immigrant who had lived in the U.S. for about 30 years — was sent back to his homeland by a New Jersey hospital without ever giving his consent, supporters say.
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This confirms my theory about Damon Lindelof's Lost.