Clinicians’ perceptions of the health status of formerly detained immigrants

Abstract Background In the past decade, the U.S. immigration detention system regularly detained more than 30,000 people per day; in 2019 prior to the pandemic, the daily detention population exceeded 52,000 people. Inhumane detention conditions have been documented by internal government watchdogs,...

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Main Authors: Kathryn Hampton, Ranit Mishori, Marsha Griffin, Claire Hillier, Elizabeth Pirrotta, N. Ewen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12967-7