Tennessee directs health departments to report disabled immigrant children's immigration status to ICE
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Anita Wadhwani
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Summary
Tennessee health officials have directed public health departments to verify the immigration status of children enrolled in Children's Special Services, a last-resort healthcare program for kids with disabilities and life-threatening illnesses. According to the Tennessee Justice Center, this policy will result in low-income immigrant children with critical conditions like cancer and spina bifida being reported to ICE, potentially losing access to life-sustaining medical care.
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The Tennessee Department of Health is targeting Children's Special Services, a last-resort public health insurance program for kids with disabilities and life-threatening illnesses, such as cancer, spina bifida and terminal diseases.
The state agency last week said it planned to...
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