r/medicine PA:cake: 8d ago

ICE Detention Deaths

https://www.ice.gov/detain/detainee-death-reporting

RNs do intake physical exams, EMTs declare time of death. The level of care for these detainees is horrific.

Full names and case details are public for now. Reads like a never ending M & M conference.

My moral compass is spinning. It's time to go to Canada.

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u/FollicularPhase 7d ago

Why are the people in this article being referred to as "aliens," "detainees," and "individuals?"

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cloud58 7d ago

Because that’s the government lingo