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The CMSC calls for an immediate stop of all deportations by ICE, due to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Coronavirus pandemic and Trump’s racist definition as the “Chinese virus”.
El CMSC convoca un paro inmediato a las deportaciones debido a la crisis humanitaria causada por la pandemia del Coronavirus y la definición racista de Trump como el “virus Chino”.
ICE agents make arrests on first day of California coronavirus lockdown
By BRITTNY MEJIA, LOS ANGELES TIMES – MARCH 17, 2020
In the darkness of the early hours Monday, about a dozen immigration agents gathered outside a Starbucks in Bell Gardens.
For the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who make daily arrests, it was supposed to be business as usual.
But that morning, they greeted one another with elbows instead of handshakes; the Starbucks where they rendezvoused was only grab and go; and they passed freeway signs that read: “Wash your hands stay healthy avoid COVID-19.”
The ICE agents were about to spend the day trying to arrest targets on a most unusual of days: the day after the California governor and L.A. mayor ordered people to ramp up their efforts of social distancing over the coronavirus. The agents had N95 respirator masks in their vehicles, just in case.
Low-income immigrants are afraid to seek health care amid the Covid-19 pandemic
By: Catherine Kim, VOX Mar 13, 2020, 8:30am EDT
As coronavirus fears sweep the nation, people are taking cautionary measures against the disease it causes, Covid-19. These include working from home, stockpiling food, and visiting doctors over any possible symptoms. For many from low-income immigrant communities, however, these precautions and accommodations are essentially luxuries, making them particularly vulnerable during the pandemic.
So far, the federal government has taken some action to provide support to these groups. In the most recent $8.3 billion coronavirus funding bill that passed, Congress promised to allocate $100 million toward community health centers that treat underserved groups. In addition, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Donna Shalala (D-FL) introduced a bill on Tuesday to waive testing fees — which can add up to hundreds of dollars — for all Americans with insurance.
However, the problem is many low-income immigrants do not have health care to begin with. While only 8 percent of citizens are uninsured, that number rises to 23 percent among immigrants with legal status, according to a 2019 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Meanwhile, among undocumented immigrants, uninsured rates further jump to 45 percent.
COVID-19 Resources for Undocumented Californians
By: California Impact Youth Justice Alliance – March 16, 2020
As COVID-19, more commonly referred to as the “coronavirus,” begins to make its impact in the United States, we want to take this moment to remind undocumented youth and their families to prirotize their health to the best of their abilities.
Though health access for our community has been long fought for, there are still gaps that leave us specifically vulnerable to health threats, such as this pandemic. From medical neglect at private detention centers, to being less likely to be allowed to stay home from work, undocumented people face challenges that are specific to our community that we want to to address and ask allies to pay particular attention to amidst the panic.
Given that not all of us can take paid time off, and that we have limited health access for undocumented people, especially those detained, we are sharing the following resources:
Read more about all resources available
CMSC initiative to provide mental health services to all immigrant communities
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The CMSC’s initiative to create awareness about the need for immigrants’ mental health services is more critical than ever !!! This initiative intends to inform and educate the public regarding the psychological crisis affecting the immigrant population throughout the U.S., due to a pervasive state of fear generated by the Trump administration since coming into office in 2017, the targeted acts of violence as the August 3, 2019 El Paso, Texas mass shooting at a Walt Mart store, and the hate-crimes aimed against immigrants, Mexicans and Latinos.
Moreover, this initiative promotes the collaboration of mental health providers, social workers, and educators as volunteers to help us guide this effort towards providing specialized mental health services to immigrants.
Please watch this short explainer video about our initiative, available in English and Spanish.
Learn more about this initiative here
POSTPONED:
Due to the CONVID-19 crisis, we are cancelling and postponing the following events:
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