Emergency Department Visits After Heightened Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles County
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.
Authors
- Annie E. Ro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9684-5566)
- Todd W. Schneberk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1642-2075)
- Cameron M. Kaplan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6430-6816)
- Manuel Pastor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8080-0013)
- Anna Clare Gorman
- Sarah Axeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1538-0013)
- Daniel Cordova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0382-6944)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.36734
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.60