Immigration officers entered Hennepin County Medical Center without a warrant and waited for more than 24 hours at the bedside of a patient receiving medical care last week, according to Unidos MN, an immigrant advocacy nonprofit.
Unidos leaders, healthcare workers and elected officials are hosting a news conference Tuesday at 3 p.m. outside the HCMC Emergency Department to call on hospitals and businesses to adopt policies on how to respond to immigration agents. They’re asking hospitals to prevent agents from entering their buildings without a proper arrest warrant.
A Hennepin County Commissioner and some state legislators were alerted to the situation and showed up, said Luis Argueta, communications director for Unidos MN. When they confronted immigration officers, he said the officers left the hospital without an arrest…