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No matter their legal status in the US, “immigrant families face multiple barriers to getting the health care they need in a timely fashion,” said Tanya Broder, JD, senior counsel for health and economic justice policy at the National Immigration Law Center, an advocacy organization for low-income immigrants and their loved ones. Several professional health care organizations, including the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, issued statements in January condemning disruptions in health care stemming from ICE actions.