Community-based clinicians sometimes see patients who have been recently released from immigration detention. Those encounters can be challenging, especially when patients reveal health harms experienced while in detention. It is obviously critical that clinicians provide high-quality medical care and address any health issues potentially brought about or exacerbated by their detention history. But do they… Read More »
May 6 heralded another grim milestone in the United States: the first COVID-19-related death of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee, a 57-year-old man from El Salvador. Despite having high blood pressure and possibly diabetes, he had been denied release on bond by a judge. He continued to be held in Otay Mesa Detention… Read More »
This year, we’ve seen more than 2,000 children separated from their parents, who were legally seeking asylum in the US. Most were from Central American countries in which crime and unrest place many at risk for violence. These children were taken from their families by US government employees between April 19 and May 31, 2018,… Read More »