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Sana Khan

Legal Experts Urge Immigrants To Seek Healthcare Despite Texas Order On Immigration Status

Empty hospital beds (Credit: Via Pexels)

Legal experts have urged immigrants to continue seeking medical care without fear, despite Governor Greg Abbott's order for hospitals to collect patients' immigration status.

Abbott issued an executive order on Aug. 8, mandating Texas public hospitals to collect and report patients' immigration status. He explained that this order was meant to help the state get reimbursed by the federal government, Spectrum News reported.

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