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flag In 2025, over 300 U.S. Public Health Service doctors deployed to overcrowded ICE facilities, citing ethical distress and life-threatening care failures amid record detainee deaths.

flag In 2025, a surge in immigrant arrests led to overcrowded ICE detention centers, prompting nearly 400 U.S. Public Health Service medical officers to deploy for monthlong assignments. flag Many reported severe moral distress due to life-threatening care delays, chaotic screenings, and inhumane conditions, with six of 11 interviewed planning to or already resigning over ethical conflicts. flag Despite ICE’s claims of non-punitive detention and access to care, reports from media, human rights groups, and a Senate investigation detail widespread failures, including overcrowding and inadequate staffing. flag The year saw 32 detainee deaths—the highest in decades—sparking criticism that USPHS involvement in immigration enforcement undermines its mission to protect vulnerable populations.

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