Mental health of children held at a United States immigration detention center

2019 ◽  
Vol 230 ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. MacLean ◽  
Priscilla O. Agyeman ◽  
Joshua Walther ◽  
Elizabeth K. Singer ◽  
Kim A. Baranowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Detention Center ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration

A Right to Privacy and Confidentiality: Ethical Medical Care for Patients in United States Immigration Detention

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda M. Gutierrez ◽  
Jacob D. Hofstetter ◽  
Emma L. Dishner ◽  
Elizabeth Chiao ◽  
Dilreet Rai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Immigration Enforcement ◽  
Patient Privacy ◽  
Right To Privacy ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Privacy And Confidentiality

Recently, John Doe, an undocumented immigrant who was detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was admitted to a hospital off-site from a detention facility. Custodial officers accompanied Mr. Doe into the exam room and refused to leave as physicians examined him. In this analysis, we examine the ethical dilemmas this case brings to light concerning the treatment of patients in immigration detention and their rights to privacy. We analyze what US law and immigration detention standards allow regarding immigration enforcement or custodial officers’ presence in medical exams and documentation of detainee health information. We describe the ethical implications of the presence of officers in medical exam rooms, including its effects on the quality of the patient-provider relationship, patient privacy and confidentiality, and provider's ability to provide ethical care. We conclude that the presence of immigration enforcement or custodial officers during medical examination of detainees is a breach of the right to privacy of detainees who are not an obvious threat to the public. We urge ICE and the US Department of Homeland Security to clarify standards for and tighten enforcement around when officers are legally allowed to be stationed in medical exam rooms and document detainees’ information.

scholarly journals Suicide rates of migrants in United States immigration detention (2010–2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-420
Author(s):  
Parsa Erfani ◽  
◽  
Elizabeth T Chin ◽  
Caroline H Lee ◽  
Nishant Uppal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration

scholarly journals Detained during a Pandemic: Human Rights behind Locked Doors

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Justine N. Stefanelli
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Detention Centers ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Locked Doors ◽  
The U.S

Every year, thousands of people are detained in United States immigration detention centers. Built to prison specifications and often run by private companies, these detention centers have long been criticized by academics and advocacy groups. Problems such as overcrowding and lack of access to basic healthcare and legal representation have plagued individuals in detention centers for years. These failings have been illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted detained migrants. Against a human rights backdrop, this article will examine how the U.S. immigration detention system has proven even more problematic in the context of the pandemic and offer insights to help avoid similar outcomes in the future.

Culture, Identity, and Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 231-252
Author(s):  
Eugenio M. Rothe ◽  
Andres J. Pumariega
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Children Of Immigrants ◽  
Special Populations ◽  
Alternative Futures ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Transnational Identities ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Immigrant Narratives

This chapter presents conclusions and future directions on culture, identity, and mental health, including the importance of identity and culture, separations and mourning as an important part of the immigrant experience, immigration-related separations, understanding acculturation, transnational identities, pilgrimages, and return migrations, understanding and treating refugees and special populations, criminality among immigrants to the United States, immigration and race, American narratives and immigrant narratives, treatment of immigrants and the children of immigrants, alternative futures for cultural identity – intercultural future and tribalistic future.

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