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When a Family Member is Detained or Deported, Immigrant Families
Often Face Financial Hardship, Physical and Emotional Health Consequences and New Fears of
Engaging with Public Programs
As the Trump
Administration pursues enhanced enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws,
a new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation
documents how the detention or deportation of an individual can have major
effects on families and communities.
They include sudden and severe financial hardship
and emotional trauma that can trigger long-term effects on mental and
physical health, especially for children. At the same time as families are
facing these increased needs, their fears of accessing health and nutrition
programs are growing. The fears rise as word spreads about potential
changes the Trump administration is proposing to “public charge” policies
that could result in individuals being denied legal permanent residency or
entry into the U.S. if they or their mostly U.S.-born citizen children use
these programs. The effects of detention and deportation also extend into the
broader community, affecting schools, health care providers, churches and
faith-based organizations, and local businesses by increasing challenges
related to serving immigrant families and directly impacting many staff who
are in immigrant families themselves.
The report, Family
Consequences of Detention/Deportation: Effects on Finances, Health, and
Well-Being, examines the direct consequences to family finances,
health, and well-being when a member of the household is detained or
deported. It is based on 20 in-person interviews with families who recently
had a family member detained or deported and 12 telephone interviews with
health centers, legal services providers, educators, and community
organizations serving immigrant families in California, Texas, and the
Washington, DC area that were conducted during Summer 2018. The report
provides an on-the-ground view from affected families and those providing
services. The report is focused on detention and deportation among families already
residing in the U.S., often for many years. It does not address the
separation of families under the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy
for individuals entering the U.S. without authorization.
The new paper builds on a previous Kaiser Family
Foundation report showed that the current immigration policy
environment has significantly increased fear and uncertainty broadly among
immigrant families and had wide-ranging negative impacts on their health and
well-being.
Filling
the need for trusted information on national health issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a nonprofit
organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
When a Family Member is Detained or Deported
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