With support from the Fund, Liset Cruz dug into the practice of hospitals transferring undocumented patients back to their home countries for treatment, sometimes without patients’ consent. People who are uninsured, undocumented and have serious or chronic health conditions are most commonly subjected to these “medical deportations,” Cruz reported, and experts say the practice is likely to become more common as the federal government expands immigration enforcement. For The Nation and Type Investigations, Cruz spoke with families of people who fought “medical deportations.”
As immigration enforcement expands, grantee shines a light on ‘medical deportations’
