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Philadelphia becomes the first city to ban medical deportation without informed consent
Philadelphia is now leading the way nationally to prevent medical deportation. City Council passed a bill on Thursday ensuring hospitals would need consent from patients or their families in their native language before deporting undocumented patients. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the details.
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Philly becomes first city to ban medical deportation without informed consent
Philadelphia became the first city in the nation to ban medical deportations after City Council voted on a bill that ended the practice that, officials said, allowed undocumented residents to be deported without their consent.