Leavitt dodges question on if ERs should check migration status before treatment

'Not our position': Leavitt dodges reporter's question about widely debunked claim

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is being criticized after claiming, without offering evidence, that hospitals across the U.S. are prioritizing undocumented immigrants over American citizens in emergency rooms.Vice President JD Vance introduced the baseless claim this week that Americans are waiting in long lines because undocumented immigrants are being given free health care. The issue has stayed in the news for days, with the Whit…

Doctors Are Disgusted By Karoline Leavitt's Comment On If ERs Should Check Immigration Status

One doctor said, "No doctor I know would comply."View Entire Post ›

‘Grossly Immoral’: Doctors Torch Karoline Leavitt’s ER Immigration Status Answer

The Trump White House press secretary was asked directly by a reporter: “Should ERs check immigration status before treating a dying patient?”

Karoline Leavitt Refuses to Say if ERs Should Treat Dying Immigrants

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dodged a question Thursday that should have had a simple answer: Should emergency rooms turn away dying immigrants? In a tense back-and-forth with reporters, Leavitt was asked point-blank whether emergency rooms should check immigration status before providing care to patients in critical condition. Rather than affirming the longstanding federal law that guarantees treatment for anyone needing emergen…

Leavitt dodges question on if ERs should check migration status before treatment

The White House press secretary dodged the question multiple times when asked directly by a reporter Thursday

Karoline Leavitt declines to say if emergency rooms should treat dying immigrants

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to say whether emergency rooms across the country should check immigration status before treating dying patients.While speaking to the press on Thursday, Leavitt would not say if the Trump administration supported the Emergency Medical Treatment a...