How ICE's presence is affecting health care in Minnesota
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Health care providers across the state say fear of federal immigration operations are keeping patients from doctors’ offices and emergency rooms.
Patients are canceling appointments, delaying treatment and avoiding care altogether — not because they aren’t sick, but because they’re afraid.
That fear has very real consequences. When people delay care, their health suffers, and puts a strain on families, clinics and the broader health care system.
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about how ICE’s presence is reshaping access to health care in Minnesota — what providers see on the ground, what it means for public health, and how clinics and hospitals are responding.
Guest:
Dr. Janna Gewirtz O’Brien is a pediatrician and adolescent medicine physician based in Minneapolis. She is the president elect of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and also an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota.
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