Health care workers across Southern California are struggling to provide medical care to undocumented patients without clear guidance on how to handle encounters with immigration agents.
A new bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last week will prohibit immigration enforcement from entering restricted medical areas without a warrant. Now, workers want hospitals to improve guidelines and provide better training so they can protect patients and themselves.
Monique Hernandez says the lack of guidance from admin on how to engage federal immigration agents is causing stress for hospital workers. She points to an incident that occurred at Riverside Community Hospital back in June as an example…