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Rights of Immigration Detainees to Acute Medical Care

JAMA Internal Medicine 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.4988

October 06, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint describes current US policy and legal principles guiding care of undocumented immigrants who require acute medical care while detained.

Corresponding Author: Lawrence A. Haber, MD, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, University of Colorado, 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204 (lawrence.haber@dhha.org).

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