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Maria Villarroel

Migrants Are Increasingly Avoiding Seeking Health Services, Fearing Deportation: 'That Will Put Me In Their Radar'

A new NYT report showed that undocumented migrants are avoiding going to hospitals and seeking health care in light of the Trump Admin's immigration crackdown. (Credit: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump's mass deportation operations have led migrants to be detained in mundane places: at restaurants, mass transit, and even immigration appointments. The raids have left migrants vulnerable and scared, with some even avoiding going to hospitals for fear of being detained, and later deported, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Across the country, doctors, nurses and social workers have reported growing concerns 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, a new report from The New York Times reveals.

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