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US: Health services now out of reach for many immigrants
Source: Drishti Pillai and Samantha Artiga - KFF

US: Health services now out of reach for many immigrants

23 July 2025
New Policy Bars Many Lawfully Present and Undocumented Immigrants from a Broad Range of Federal Health and Social Supports On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of a policy change to...
[Update] US: Idaho immigrants regain HIV treatment access through legal ruling
Source: National Immigration Law Centre

[Update] US: Idaho immigrants regain HIV treatment access through legal ruling

17 July 2025
Federal Judge Restores Access to HIV Treatment for All Immigrants in Idaho BOISE — Today, a federal judge granted provisional class-action status and extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the lawsuit Davids v. Adams. This ruling means access to...
US: Federal Judge blocks Idaho’s Immigration Law from targeting HIV program
Source: Idaho Capital Sun

US: Federal Judge blocks Idaho’s Immigration Law from targeting HIV program

3 July 2025
Federal judge temporarily protects HIV program from new Idaho immigration law A federal judge has temporarily blocked Idaho from applying a new state law meant to prevent unauthorized immigrants from accessing publicly funded assistance to one health program. U.S. District...
US: Lawsuit filed to block Idaho law restricting access to HIV treatment for Immigrants
Source: ACLU Idaho

US: Lawsuit filed to block Idaho law restricting access to HIV treatment for Immigrants

28 June 2025
BOISE — On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and private law firms Nixon Peabody LLP and Ramirez-Smith Law filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho to...
US: LGBTQ migrants with HIV face systemic failures and neglect in U.S. custody
Source: POZ

US: LGBTQ migrants with HIV face systemic failures and neglect in U.S. custody

3 June 2025
Queer, Undocumented and HIV Positive The current political climate is making immigrants feel unwelcome in America. Immigration continues to be a hot-button issue in the United States. Whether they are seeking asylum from a violent region of the world or...
US: Doctors report dangerous delays in care among migrants fearing deportation
Source: Emily Baumgaertner NunnNina Agrawal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg - New York Times

US: Doctors report dangerous delays in care among migrants fearing deportation

10 May 2025
Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows. A man lay on a New York...
Mexico: Deported migrants with HIV need continued HIV Treatment
Source: Roberto Téllez, El Sol De Córdoba

Mexico: Deported migrants with HIV need continued HIV Treatment

13 February 2025
Translated with Deepl.com. Scroll down for original article in Spanish. So far they have not had deported migrants who request attention. The president of Sí, a la Vida, Alejandro Mendoza Molina, points out that the Government of Mexico must implement...
US: Trump’s promise of mass deportations is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants
Source: California Healthline

US: Trump’s promise of mass deportations is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants

21 December 2024
Community health workers say fear of deportation is already affecting participation in California’s Medicaid program. President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and tougher immigration restrictions is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants and clouding the...
US: Restrictive immigration policies would undermine Public Health and economic stability
Source: KFF - Drishti Pillai and Samantha Artiga

US: Restrictive immigration policies would undermine Public Health and economic stability

22 November 2024
Introduction Immigration was a central campaign issue during the 2024 Presidential election with President-elect Trump vowing to take strict action to restrict both lawful and unlawful immigration into the U.S. Such actions would have stark impacts on the health and...
Source: AILA

US: Queer asylum seekers face uphill battle in U.S. immigration system

18 September 2024
AILA welcomes this blog post from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Law Student Scholarship recipient Abby Leigh, part of a series intended to highlight the important ways in which diversity, equity, and inclusion inform immigration law and policy. More information about AILA’s DEI...
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