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Immigrant Patients Skip Care Amid Trump’s Crackdown

1/21/2026

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In Minnesota, immigrant patients are avoiding medical appointments due to fear stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
A pregnant woman was found in labor at home.
A kidney cancer patient missed medication while detained.
The crackdown began late last year and intensified in January, with 2,000 federal agents deployed and over 3,000 arrests.
Protests at a St. Paul church linked to ICE prompted a DOJ civil rights investigation.

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In Minnesota, immigrant patients are avoiding medical appointments due to fear stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
A pregnant woman was found in labor at home.
A kidney cancer patient missed medication while detained.
The crackdown began late last year and intensified in January, with 2,000 federal agents deployed and over 3,000 arrests.
Protests at a St. Paul church linked to ICE prompted a DOJ civil rights investigation.