A policy change by the Trump administration allows federal immigration officials to , including health care facilities. To respond, some health providers are scrambling to give their staff legal training.
In a , Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown advises health workers that they need not record a patient’s immigration status unless it relates to insurance coverage and that they should ask for credentials if someone claiming to be an ICE official shows up. He also said providers should not interfere with an investigation.
ϳԹ News reporting fellow Jackie Fortiér appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on March 19. The segment included voices from , president of the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, and , director of state advocacy for the National Immigration Law Center.
ϳԹ News producer Taylor Cook contributed reporting to this segment.
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