Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0JAMA Network Open
Perceptions of Safety and Fear of Seeking Emergency Care After 2025 Anti-Immigrant Policies
9 affiliations
- 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
- 2Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- 3Department of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- 4University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside
- 5Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California
- 6Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
- 7Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
- 8Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside
- 9Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation, University of California, San Francisco
Abstract
This cross-sectional study examines safety concerns and fear of seeking emergency care among English- and Spanish-speaking Latino patients following implementation of immigration policy changes in 2025.
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BibTeX
@article{miraftabsalo2026perceptions,
title = {{Perceptions of Safety and Fear of Seeking Emergency Care After 2025 Anti-Immigrant Policies}},
author = {Omeed Miraftab-Salo and Anna Claire Fernandez and Jasmanpreet Kaur and Jacob Perez and Mireya Arreguin and Anita N. Chary and Stephen Chen and Megan Benavides and Jessica Amezcua and Jazmin Plascencia and Josh Perez and Therese Santiago and Claudia Tang and Kelly Gocke and Anneka Hooft and Riham Alwan and Robert M. Rodriguez and Melanie F. Molina},
journal = {JAMA Network Open},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.36728},
url = {https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2854837},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Perceptions of Safety and Fear of Seeking Emergency Care After 2025 Anti-Immigrant Policies
AU - Omeed Miraftab-Salo
AU - Anna Claire Fernandez
AU - Jasmanpreet Kaur
AU - Jacob Perez
AU - Mireya Arreguin
AU - Anita N. Chary
AU - Stephen Chen
AU - Megan Benavides
AU - Jessica Amezcua
AU - Jazmin Plascencia
AU - Josh Perez
AU - Therese Santiago
AU - Claudia Tang
AU - Kelly Gocke
AU - Anneka Hooft
AU - Riham Alwan
AU - Robert M. Rodriguez
AU - Melanie F. Molina
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/05
JO - JAMA Network Open
DO - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.36728
UR - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2854837
AB - This cross-sectional study examines safety concerns and fear of seeking emergency care among English- and Spanish-speaking Latino patients following implementation of immigration policy changes in 2025.
SN - 2574-3805
ER -