US EditionICE Is Suddenly Showing up in California Hospitals. Workers Want More Guidance on What to Do
Federal immigration agents occupy hospital lobbies for extended periods, raising patient privacy concerns and prompting calls for clearer protocols and training among California health workers.
- On July 8, federal authorities confronted three landscapers waiting near the Ontario Advanced Surgical Center in California and pursued one of them on foot inside the facility.
- These events took place against the backdrop of a growing ICE presence at California hospitals amid the Trump administration’s intensified efforts to increase deportations.
- Immigration agents also occupied the lobby of Glendale Memorial Hospital for 15 days, waiting for a detainee named Milagro Solis-Portillo to be discharged before taking her into custody.
- Health workers like Kate Mobeen reported that ICE's involvement has demolished patient privacy and caused fear among patients, staff, and nurses, while attorneys criticized felony charges against staff asking for warrants as putting them in a dangerous situation.
- The incidents have set health care workers on edge, fueling calls for more training and clearer guidance on handling immigration enforcement in medical settings to protect patients' rights and staff safety.
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ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals
As federal immigration agents appear more frequently at California medical facilities, workers are increasingly concerned about patients’ rights and their own. This content ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals. Workers want more guidance on what to do appeared first on inewsource.
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ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals. Workers want more guidance on what to do
Federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at California medical facilities as the Trump administration ramps up deportations.
ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals. Workers want more guidance
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at California medical facilities as the Trump administration ramps up deportations. They may come to the emergency room, bringing in someone who’s suffering a medical crisis while being detained. They may wait in the lobby, as agents did for two weeks at an L.A.-area hospital, waiting for a woman to be discha…
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