{"id":3384,"date":"2023-10-06T14:38:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2023-12-20T14:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:09:52","slug":"protecting-immigrants-in-need-of-long-term-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2023\/10\/06\/protecting-immigrants-in-need-of-long-term-medical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Immigrants in Need of Long-Term Medical Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In late September, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jim Harrity introduced a bill seeking to end medical deportation in the city by hospitals. Three Temple Law students in the Social Justice Lawyering Clinic, Sarah Hampton (\u201922), Livia Luan (\u201923), and Adalberto Rosado (\u201923), worked along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/freemigrationproject.org\/our-work\/immigrant-rights-campaign\/\">Free Migration Project<\/a> to draft this ordinance ensuring that ill, injured, or elderly uninsured patients will not be deported to their country of origin against their will due to financial or language barriers. Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/medical-deportation-health-care-philly-city-council-20230928.html\">Philly Inquirer article<\/a> that has more about this practice and how this bill will assist this endangered population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Latest update: On December 14, 2023, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inquirer.com%2Fnews%2Fmedical-deportation-immigration-undocumented-philly-council-20231215.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Camanda.marcozzi%40temple.edu%7Ca1fd4c97fd8f41dac7ab08dc01641088%7C716e81efb52244738e3110bd02ccf6e5%7C0%7C0%7C638386776476995882%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cWT90bLeIRarIWnek3gAmJq8DD5IgH6ZZGHCaet5VDY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">bill passed 14-1<\/a> in the final session of City Council for the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In late September, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jim Harrity introduced a bill seeking to end medical deportation in the city by hospitals. 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