Oregon Health Care Providers, Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Limit ICE Access in Hospitals

Oregon lawmakers propose bill to limit federal immigration enforcement in hospitals

Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce legislation they say would set clear rules for how immigration agents interact with healthcare providers when patients are receiving medical care.

Oregon lawmakers push ‘Healthcare Without Fear Act’ to limit ICE activity in hospitals

Oregon leaders are pushing new legislation focused on patient care amid reports of federal immigration enforcement activity inside medical facilities.

Oregon nurses union, Democratic lawmakers introduce bill to limit immigration enforcement at hospitals

The Oregon Nurses Association and state Democratic lawmakers announced a bill Friday that would require hospitals and some federally funded primary care clinics to designate certain areas as off-limits to federal immigration enforcement agents, unless they have a valid judicial warrant. It’s modeled after a law passed in California last year. The proposal is part of a package of bills that attempt to bolster the rights of immigrants targeted by …

Oregon health care providers, lawmakers introduce bill to limit ICE access in hospitals

The bill would restrict immigration agents' access to private areas without a warrant and protect immigration status as private health data, among other steps.

Oregon's new bill aims to protect hospitals from immigration raids

Nurses and frontline healthcare workers are teaming up with state legislators to introduce the Healthcare Without Fear Act, aimed at safeguarding Oregon's hospitals from federal immigration enforcement.