Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The arrival of thousands of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul has significantly impacted local hospitals, causing unease among health care workers already strained by pandemic-like conditions.
- Medical professionals report that the presence of immigration agents disrupts the hospital environment, undermining patient trust and the hospitals' role as safe spaces for vulnerable individuals.
- Homeland Security officials assert that agents do not conduct operations inside hospitals unless there is an active public safety threat, but health care workers describe instances of protocol violations and confrontations with agents.
- The ongoing immigration enforcement actions are exacerbating challenges in understaffed medical institutions, contributing to a deteriorating atmosphere for both staff and patients.
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