The Department of Homeland Security issued a subpoena on Jan. 8 to inspect employee records from Hennepin Healthcare, two days after a public protest over the presence of federal immigration agents in its downtown Minneapolis safety-net hospital.
Administrators notified employees on Wednesday, Jan. 14, of the records check, noting “we are complying with this legal requirement, as failure to do so could result in civil or criminal penalties.”
“Please note that this process is standard and does not indicate any wrongdoing by you or our organization,” said the memo to employees authored by Hennepin Healthcare’s co-interim administrators, Dr. Kevin Croston and David Hough…