"Community members and healthcare workers gathered to call for "care, not complicity" and stand up for East Palo Alto resident Aleyda Rodriguez. Rodriguez was taken to the hospital while in ICE custody. Cellphone video captures the moment she was detained by ICE agents on Monday, August 25. In the video, you can hear Rodriguez's husband, Oscar, yell that she's sick. Rodriguez has a blood condition. Her family says she fainted during the arrest and was taken to Stanford Hospital."
"The family said they were initially allowed to visit with her at the emergency department but later that day were asked to leave. Communication after that was not allowed, and the family says federal agents were outside her door. Doctor Yusra Hussain was contacted by the family to check on Rodriguez as her primary physician. She's also part of the Healthcare Workers for Palestine."
Protesters rallied outside Stanford Hospital after Aleyda Rodriguez spent days there in ICE custody, as a bill limiting ICE agents' access to hospitals passed a crucial test. Community members and healthcare workers called for care, not complicity, and cited cellphone video showing Rodriguez's detention on August 25. Her husband shouted that she was sick; the family says she has a blood condition, fainted during the arrest, and was taken to the emergency department. Family visits were initially allowed but later barred, with federal agents reportedly stationed outside her door. Dr. Yusra Hussain said medical treatment was provided but psychological care lagged, and Professor Bill Hing criticized ICE standing watch overnight outside her room.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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