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­Immigration Executive Actions and Public Health

March 3, 2025

by Quang H. Dang, April Shaw, and Darlene Huang Briggs

Overview

This resource provides an overview of several of the Trump Administration’s immigration-related executive actions and identifies legal challenges. It then highlights how these and other anti-immigrant efforts harm the public’s health and deepen health inequities. Finally, it provides answers to frequent questions on implications for health departments, community-based organizations, and others navigating the changing landscape.