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Ep 165 | When ICE Enters the Hospital: The Fight for Sanctuary Doctoring with Dr. Amy Blair and Dr. Monica Maalouf


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As ICE raids escalate across Chicago, hospitals and clinics have become sites of risk and confrontation for immigrants seeking healthcare. What happens when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter a place of healing? What are a doctor's rights - and a patient's - when the line between care and enforcement blurs? To learn more about this, I spoke with Dr. Amy Blair and Dr. Monica Maalouf, two physicians and patient advocates in the Chicagoland area.

For resources about sanctuary doctoring, you can visit the link below: 

https://www.luc.edu/stritch/bioethics/medicaleducation/sanctuarydoctor/

Episode produced by: Griffin K Johnson

Episode recording date: 11/04/2025

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