A group of resident physicians and healthcare workers say the presence of ICE agents in and around hospitals and clinics has led to a public health crisis.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dozens of doctors and staff stepped outside of Hennepin County Medical Center on Friday to protest the ongoing ICE operation in Minneapolis.
“Patients are scared to come to the hospital and clinics because of ICE,” said Dr. Zach Perez, a first-year family medicine resident at HCMC. “They are going without medications. Patients with risky pregnancies are going into labor at home alone. It’s not an acceptable situation.”…