ICE Helping to Ease Pressure on US Emergency Rooms

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By    |   Friday, 15 August 2025 07:53 AM EDT ET

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's in-house medical division, the ICE Health Service Corps, provides extensive care to immigrant detainees within detention facilities, a move federal officials say significantly reduces overcrowding and unnecessary visits to local emergency rooms in the United States.

Across the U.S., overcrowded emergency rooms have become a chronic issue, burdened not only by residents but also by an expanding population of detained noncitizens.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's in-house medical division provides extensive care to immigrant detainees within detention facilities, a move federal officials say reduces overcrowding and unnecessary visits to local emergency rooms in the United States.
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