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What To Do If: ICE Shows Up at Your Emergency Department
Short and sweet - brief guidelines compiled from a few sources for best practices if ICE shows up on the doorstep of your hospital, given...

ellenmarieshank
Feb 132 min read
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Book Review Series: Contagious Divides
This is the second iteration of a book review series for Immigration Medicine & Immigration Policy-specific reads. Join me in my quest to...

ellenmarieshank
Feb 84 min read
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CBP One App: What Did We Lose?
The new administration has cancelled the CBP One App, the only way for asylum seekers to request an appointment. What did we lose?

ellenmarieshank
Jan 232 min read
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Differences in Acute Healthcare Needs for Asylum Seekers
The intersection of US immigrant health policy and clinical practice is a complex area of concern as a physician-advocate. As we navigate...

ellenmarieshank
Jan 103 min read
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Book Review Series: Humanizing Immigration
This is the first iteration of a book review series for Immigration Medicine & Immigration Policy-specific reads. Join me in my quest to...

ellenmarieshank
Dec 3, 20246 min read
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The Great See-Saw: Mexi-Cali Immigration Policy History
Portrait of several Mexican Americans deported amidst Hoover's "Real Jobs for Real Americans" in 1929 As I was preparing for an elective...

ellenmarieshank
Nov 21, 20245 min read
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How to: Conduct a Medical Asylum Evaluation
The process of approaching your first medical asylum evaluation can be a daunting task. Having navigated the logistics of several asylum...

ellenmarieshank
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Something Completely Different: Pregnancy in Residency
Despite my protruding second trimester bump, I had never exited a patient’s room so quickly. As a second year EM resident working in the...

ellenmarieshank
May 28, 20245 min read
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What's the Difference between a Refugee and an Asylum Seeker?
Immigration policy and legal labels for migrants can get confusing. Certain designations offer increased levels of protection or...

ellenmarieshank
May 28, 20242 min read
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