{"id":24185,"date":"2025-05-08T10:21:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/migrants-are-skipping-medical-care-fearing-ice-doctors-say\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:21:39","slug":"migrants-are-skipping-medical-care-fearing-ice-doctors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/migrants-are-skipping-medical-care-fearing-ice-doctors-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A man lay on a New York City sidewalk with a gun shot wound, clutching his side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Emily Borghard, a social worker who hands out supplies to the homeless through her nonprofit, found him and pulled out her phone, preparing to dial 911. But the man begged her not to make the call, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cNo, no, no,\u201d he said, telling her in Spanish that he would be deported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Borghard tried to explain that federal law required hospitals to treat him, regardless of his immigration status, but he was terrified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe said, \u2018If I go to the emergency department, that will put me on their radar,\u2019\u201d she recalled in an interview recounting the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Across the country, doctors, nurses and social workers are increasingly concerned that people with serious medical conditions, including injuries, chronic illnesses and high-risk pregnancies, are forgoing medical care out of fear of being apprehended by immigration officials. Since the Trump administration announced plans for mass deportations and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/01\/21\/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directives-expanding-law-enforcement-and-ending-abuse\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rescinded<\/a> a Biden-era policy that protected spaces like hospitals, medical clinics and churches from immigration enforcement, doctors said they have seen sharp increases in patient anxiety and appointment no-show rates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If the trend continues, health care officials say, the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/racial-equity-and-health-policy\/issue-brief\/potential-impacts-of-mass-detention-and-deportation-efforts-on-the-health-and-well-being-of-immigrant-families\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">list<\/a> of consequences could be long: Infectious diseases circulating unnecessarily; worsening health care costs because of untreated chronic illnesses; and dangerous birth complications for women who wait too long to seek help, among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/racial-equity-and-health-policy\/poll-finding\/kff-survey-of-immigrants-views-and-experiences-in-the-early-days-of-president-trumps-second-term\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">survey conducted by KFF<\/a>, a health policy research organization, 31 percent of immigrants <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\"> <\/em>said that worries about immigration status \u2014 their own or that of a family member \u2014 was negatively affecting their health. About 20 percent of all immigrants surveyed said they were struggling with their eating and sleeping; 31 percent reported worsened stress and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A White House spokesman did not respond to messages seeking comment.<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span>When the administration announced that it was ending protections at hospitals on Jan. 21, a statement from the Department of Homeland Security said the new policy was intended \u201cto enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Research has shown that immigration crackdowns are linked with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0245020\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">poorer birth outcomes<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33085153\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mental health status<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/doi\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.02356\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lapses in care<\/a>, and fewer people <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nilc.org\/resources\/overview-immeligfedprograms\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">accessing the types of public programs<\/a> that reduce illness and poverty overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re really creating not just very serious health risks, but economic risks in the long run for our country,\u201d said Julie Linton, a pediatrician and member of the committee on federal government affairs for the American Academy of Pediatrics. \u201cThese policies are creating very real fear and uncertainty for people and have a tremendous impact on their ability to function on a day-to-day level.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-68bf29c5\">Chronic Conditions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many immigrant communities suffer from high rates of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes, which, if left untreated, can lead to heart attack, stroke and other grave complications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That is why doctors worry about patients like Maria, a 47-year-old woman with pre-diabetes, who has been going to the same primary care clinic ever since she arrived in the United States from El Salvador 20 years ago. Even during the first Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on immigration, she continued to seek medical care. But when the protections around hospitals and clinics were rescinded earlier this year, Maria canceled her appointment to have her blood sugar checked, a routine and crucial element of diabetes prevention in patients like her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re very scared of being in the clinic and having ICE arrive while waiting to be called,\u201d she said in Spanish, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Maria, who asked that her last name not be published, said that she is in a state of \u201cconstant anguish.\u201d She said she avoids leaving the house and is working on a plan for the care of her children, who are American citizens, in case she and her husband are deported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One of their daughters, who is 15, is being treated for fatty liver disease and the other, 11, needs therapy for a developmental condition. Their older daughter has another doctor\u2019s appointment in June. Maria and her husband don\u2019t want to interrupt her care, but they are worried about taking her there themselves. \u201cIt\u2019s very complicated,\u201d Maria said. \u201cI can put myself at risk for my children. But if it\u2019s for my own health, I prefer to let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The consequences of abandoning regular medical care can turn serious quickly, however. Jim Mangia, president of St. John\u2019s Community Health Network in Los Angeles described one patient with diabetes who stopped showing up for a weekly diabetes education class. When a clinic staff member called the woman, they discovered she was afraid to even go to the grocery store, and had been subsisting for days on tortillas and coffee, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThank God we reached her and she came in,\u201d said Mr. Mangia, whose network serves an estimated 25,000 undocumented patients across more than 20 locations. Tests at the clinic showed that her blood sugar had become dangerously high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re going to see more and more of,\u201d Mr. Mangia said. \u201cIt kind of breaks my heart to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-24fd57f4\">Acute Care<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For doctors working in urgent care settings, a drop-off in immigrants has become apparent through some unusual metrics. For example, Dr. Amy Zeidan, an emergency room physician in Atlanta, said that requests for Spanish-language interpretation in her hospital\u2019s emergency department had fallen more than 60 percent from January to February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Theresa Cheng, an emergency room physician at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, said one of her residents had seen an immigrant patient who had suffered multiple facial fractures from an assault, but had not sought care for more than two weeks. \u201cThere is tremendous fear,\u201d Dr. Cheng said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In late January, Dr. Cheng said, she saw a patient who arrived with severely untreated diabetes. The patient, an undocumented woman, said she had waited to receive help because she was scared. She died that day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Carolina Miranda, a family physician in the Bronx, spoke of a patient who had been granted asylum but, fearful of ICE, had failed to show up for a doctor\u2019s appointment about a possible brain tumor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Similar delays or cancellations are arising among pregnant women and new mothers, according to obstetrician-gynecologists around the country. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician in Indiana, said a patient had skipped her postpartum visit, explaining that she would no longer be leaving her house. On an obstetrics floor in a San Diego hospital, multiple staff members said they had seen an overnight drop-off following the inauguration in the number of immigrant women coming in with acute issues during their pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cObviously those women still exist,\u201d said one doctor, who asked not to be identified because her employer forbade her from speaking publicly on the matter. \u201cI fear it\u2019s going to increase maternal mortality over time. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-63363e8d\">Children\u2019s Health<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many of the children of immigrant parents who have skipped appointments or left medications unfilled are American citizens. But in mixed-status families, parents who are at risk of deportation are often unwilling to take the risk of going to the clinic or pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A pediatrician at a health center that cares for underserved populations on the central coast of California reported a 30 percent increase in no-shows for pediatric appointments. Many of those who do bring their children, and are referred elsewhere for specialty care,<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span>such as speech therapy, or an autism evaluation, refuse, saying they are too frightened, said the pediatrician, who asked to be unidentified because he wasn\u2019t authorized to speak publicly. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Tania Caballero, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins who sees patients at a health center for underserved groups called Baltimore Medical System, said she had encountered parents who had not wanted to go with their babies to the emergency room out of fear, and parents of children with chronic conditions like cerebral palsy, asthma, and Type 1 diabetes who had told her they have stopped getting vital care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI tell patients, \u2018I can\u2019t control what happens outside of my space, and I can\u2019t control if somebody comes into my space, But you know me. I have the tools, and I want to help you navigate this journey and do it together,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some parents of children in other dire situations \u2014 such as those receiving cancer treatment \u2014 are hoping that their child\u2019s condition might actually protect them. Some have asked pediatricians for letters explaining their child\u2019s medical requirements, in hopes that immigration officials who detain them might be convinced that the child needs to stay in the United States to survive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Lisa Gwynn, a pediatrician in South Florida who serves families from<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span>across the Caribbean and South America, said that her plummeting patient attendance rate is particularly worrisome because patients are missing out on childhood vaccines necessary for preventing diseases like measles, pneumonia and whooping cough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Gwynn also worries that without coming to see her, children who have experienced severe trauma before coming to the United States aren\u2019t being connected to social workers or psychologists who can help. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cImagine your children living in a home where everyone\u2019s scared, and they\u2019ve come to this country to not feel scared anymore,\u201d she said. \u201cWe know that stress does not fare well for health. Period. Kids don\u2019t perform as well in school, they have mental health issues, depression, anxiety. \u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1b93b93\">A Dilemma for Hospitals<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some medical facilities have said <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/nyunews.com\/news\/2025\/02\/05\/trump-order-revokes-protesters-visa\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">they will comply<\/a> with immigration officials. NYU Langone, in New York City, sent a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsnewyork.com\/health-pulse\/nyu-langone-warns-staff-not-protect-undocumented-patients-ice\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">memo to employees<\/a> warning them not to try to protect illegal migrants. But many other health centers and organizations are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/phr.org\/our-work\/resources\/health-care-and-u-s-immigration-enforcement-what-providers-need-to-know\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">finding ways to take a stand<\/a>, telling staff to display \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d information on the walls and to never record their immigration status in a patient\u2019s medical records. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Last week, the New England Journal of Medicine <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMp2502570\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">published an article<\/a> by two doctors and a lawyer detailing how physicians can continue to provide health care and lawfully push back in the face of some ICE requests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The St. John\u2019s clinic network in Los Angeles recently launched an ambitious home visitation program in which a doctor, nurse and medical assistant visit patients\u2019 where they live to perform exams and deliver medications. They aim to inform all 25,000 of their undocumented patients of this option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the New York area, a hospital association <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/themha.org\/getattachment\/policy-advocacy\/Issues\/Immigration-Enforcement-Toolkit\/Immigration-QA-2025.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">suggested<\/a> designating a \u201chospital liaison\u201d who can be paged to quickly usher an agent into a private office, and then ask to see a signed warrant, which would then be reviewed by in-house counsel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the emergency room of University Hospital, a safety net facility in Newark, staff members hand out cards, in Spanish and other languages, reminding patients of their rights. \u201cYou have the right to refuse consent for immigration or the police to search yourself, your car or your home,\u201d the cards state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But even there, the fear is palpable. Annalee M. Baker, an emergency physician, said she had seen a young woman who said her partner had beaten her until she was unconscious. Covered in welts and bruises, she had waited hours to come in. The reason given: she was terrified that her partner would be deported. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Baker also treated a minor who had been stabbed; she had needed his parents\u2019 consent to treat him, but the boy had been skittish about providing any details about them, out of fear they might be caught in the immigration dragnet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Still, it is the people who never come in at all that haunt Dr. Baker the most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe tragic message to these people is: Be a shadow and hope that you do not die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Sarah Kliff<!-- -->contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/08\/health\/migrants-health-care-trump.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man lay on a New York City sidewalk with a gun shot wound, clutching his side. 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