The Trump administration continues stepping up its mass deportation programs, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking to meet its quota of 3,000 daily arrests. And as officers show up to undocumented migrants' homes, workplaces and communities, new studies show the potential short and long term health effects it could have on migrant children.
According to a new analysis by the Migration Policy Institute, periods of high immigration enforcement like the one being seen in the U.S. at the moment, can have severe health and psychological consequences on immigrants, particularly children. For instance, given the fears that come from ICE arrests, undocumented migrants often decide to avoid seeking care, which often leads to further, and most costly, complications.
