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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0JAMA Network Open

Emergency Department Visits After Heightened Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles County

  • Sarah Axeen1,2
  • Cameron Kaplan2,3
  • Annie Ro4
  • Anna Gorman5
  • Daniel Cordova1
  • Manuel Pastor6
  • Todd Schneberk1,3
6 affiliations
  1. 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
  2. 2Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
  3. 3Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science and Innovation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
  4. 4Department of Health, Society, and Behavior, Wen School of Public Health, University of California at Irvine, Irvine
  5. 5Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, California
  6. 6Equity Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines whether an increase in immigration enforcement activity in Los Angeles County during June 2025 was associated with changes in emergency department and inpatient utilization by patient country of birth.

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BibTeX
@article{axeen2026emergency,
  title = {{Emergency Department Visits After Heightened Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles County}},
  author = {Sarah Axeen and Cameron Kaplan and Annie Ro and Anna Gorman and Daniel Cordova and Manuel Pastor and Todd Schneberk},
  journal = {JAMA Network Open},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.36734},
  url = {https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2854836},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Emergency Department Visits After Heightened Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles County
AU  - Sarah Axeen
AU  - Cameron Kaplan
AU  - Annie Ro
AU  - Anna Gorman
AU  - Daniel Cordova
AU  - Manuel Pastor
AU  - Todd Schneberk
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/05
JO  - JAMA Network Open
DO  - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.36734
UR  - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2854836
AB  - This cross-sectional study examines whether an increase in immigration enforcement activity in Los Angeles County during June 2025 was associated with changes in emergency department and inpatient utilization by patient country of birth.
SN  - 2574-3805
ER  -