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ICE raids and federal data sharing are chilling health care use, providers say
Summary
Advocates, county health officials and community clinics told legislators that recent immigration enforcement and federal data‑sharing actions have reduced clinic and emergency visits, interrupted preventive care, and driven community‑based providers to deliver care in patients’ homes.
Los Angeles County health officials, immigrant‑rights advocates and safety‑net clinics told a joint Senate and Assembly hearing that recent immigration enforcement operations and federal data‑sharing reports have created a “chill” that discourages immigrant families from seeking health care, school or early‑childhood services.
Monica Madrid, state policy advocate for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), said the raids “destabilize families, inflict trauma, and undermine mental and physical health of our entire communities.” She opened with a family example and urged lawmakers to treat raids as a public‑health crisis.
Dr. Patel, a representative of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, outlined the system‑level effects county officials have observed. “With a workforce of over 30,000 and more than 4,400,000 patient visits a…
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