Guards associated with the Department of Homeland Security have monitored a patient at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital for a week. Their presence has been met with severe criticism, highlighting discomfort among nurses and lawmakers regarding the implications for patient care. Labor representative Ariana Gomez noted that it is highly unusual to have immigration-related guards in a hospital. Senator Sasha Renée Pérez condemned the actions as aggressive and is advocating for legislation to block immigration agents from certain hospital areas. The hospital stated it cannot legally restrict such personnel from public areas.
Ariana Gomez from California Nurses Association highlighted the discomfort among staff regarding the presence of immigration-related guards in the hospital, calling it very unusual and unprecedented.
Senator Sasha Renée Pérez criticized the aggressive actions of the Trump administration towards the immigrant community and is supporting legislation to protect private hospital areas from immigration agents.
The guards monitoring the patient have been positioned in the lobby of the Glendale hospital, causing significant concerns from nurses and state officials about the impact on privacy and care.
Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital explained that it cannot legally prevent law enforcement or security personnel from being in public areas like the hospital lobby.
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