‘We held our ground’: LA-area health clinic describes close encounter with immigration agents

Meanwhile, health and immigration advocates are pushing the state to keep immigrants covered, especially in this time of fear.  

Mar Velez, director of policy at the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, said it doesn’t make sense for Democrats to defend immigrants in the face of the federal immigration raids and at the same time go after their health coverage.

“They’ve been very clear that we need to protect immigrant communities, and so why isn’t the state budget reflecting that?” she said.

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