Son says Canadian died in U.S. after declining hospital care due to deportation fear
Her son says she declined hospital care after paramedics warned she needed treatment and feared deportation proceedings could keep her from returning home.
- Paige Adamson, a 61-year-old Canadian living in Point Roberts, Wash., died after refusing medical treatment following a fall because she feared leaving the United States would trigger deportation.
- U.S. immigration authorities commenced deportation proceedings against Adamson, alleging she illicitly voted in a 2018 state election, a claim her son says she did not recall and which sent her into a panic.
- Point Roberts is accessible by land only through British Columbia, complicating healthcare access; paramedics advised Adamson to seek hospital care, but she signed a form declining treatment, fearing detention or being barred from returning.
- Dylan Adamson learned of his mother's death last Sunday after speaking with a firefighter who attended the scene, later stating, "Just because of a vote, my mom is dead."
- The fatal fall occurred about one month after American border officials detained and questioned Adamson about voting allegations while she returned from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.
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The Toronto Star
Son says Canadian died in U.S. after declining hospital care due to deportation fear
The son of a Canadian woman who died after a fall at her home in Point Roberts, Wash., earlier this month says she refused to seek treatment as she feared
A 61-year-old Canadian died in the United States after refusing medical care for fear of being expelled or detained by ECI.
Global News
cedarnews.netCanadian woman dies in U.S. over fear of crossing through B.C. for medical care
A U.S. immigration lawyer says his Canadian client died after failing to seek medical care over fears she would be detained and deported by U.S. authorities.
Canadian woman dies in U.S. after avoiding medical care due to deportation fears
A U.S. immigration lawyer reported that a Canadian client died after refraining from medical treatment due to concerns about potential detention and deportation by U.S. authorities. The incident highlights the apprehension faced by individuals navigating the immigration system.
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