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Christine Crudo Blackburn1, Mayra Rico1, Jessica Hernandez1
1Christine Crudo Blackburn is with the Department of Health Policy and Management and USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station. Mayra Rico is with the USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University. Jessica Hernandez is a masters of public health student in the Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University. Miryoung Lee is with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Brownsville.
Abstract:
We examined the impacts of interior border checkpoints on access to higher-level medical care via ground ambulance for undocumented immigrants in South Texas. Using purposive sampling, we conducted interviews (n = 30) with ground ambulance personnel in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Procedures implemented in 2018 mandate that hospitals notify Border Patrol of a patient's legal status before transfer. Undocumented immigrants cannot access higher-level medical care through ground ambulance transport without notifying Border Patrol. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(3):292-295. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307927).
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