Sign now to demand no more funding for ICE violence, and to protect our hospitals and health centers!
Almost 900 health care workers have signed a letter urging Congress to stop funding ICE and our healthcare institutions and professional associations to protect immigrant patients’ access to safe and welcoming health care.
We are a group of health, legal professionals, and community members in Massachusetts.
We’ve been meeting since February 2017 when many of us noticed that immigrant patients were missing medical appointments, worrying about loved ones with deportation orders, or fearing what may happen to their children if they are deported. We heard stories about domestic violence survivors whose aggressors threaten to have them deported if they call the police. We have seen the ways immigration affects our patients’ mental and physical health, and we know that everyone should have access to medical care, regardless of immigration status.
To take action on these concerns and many more, we formed the Health & Law Immigrant Solidarity Network (HLISN). We have more than 600 members.
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HLISN in the News!
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Healthcare workers gathered in Burlington, MA to highlight the devastating impact of humanitarian statuses such as TPS being eliminated.
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An open letter was signed by over 400 healthcare workers, including over 300 Massachusetts physicians, calling on our hospitals to protect patients.
Boston.com: Mass. health care workers send open letter to protect immigrant access to care
Boston Globe: Hundreds of Massachusetts health care workers urge hospitals to protect immigrant patients
Telemundo: “Operativos federales causan temor y afectan la búsqueda de atención médica”
The Scope: ‘Hands off hospitals’
