Assessment of immigration law enforcement presence in a teaching hospital along the US/Mexico border.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past decade, the United States (US) has seen a spike in migration across the US-Mexico border with an increase in hospital admissions of migrants and asylum-seekers under the custody of immigration law enforcement (ILE). This study aimed to determine how the presence of ILE officials affects patient care and provider experience in a teaching hospital setting.

Methods

This cross-sectional online survey solicited quantitative and qualitative feedback from medical students, residents, and attending physicians (n = 1364) at a teaching hospital system with two campuses in Arizona. The survey included participant demographics and addressed participants' experience caring for patients in ILE custody, including the perception of respect, violations of patients' p

SUBMITTER: Lamneck C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540385 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature