Immigration Enforcement Climate in Georgia and the Mental Health of Latinx Immigrants

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• Alternative Title:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved
• Personal Author:
  Crookes, Danielle M. ; Lemon, Emily D. ; Sainz, Mayra ; del Carmen Chacón, Liliana ; Urbina, Belisa M. ; Woods-Jaeger, Briana
• Description:
  Introduction.
  
  Immigrant-related social policies and immigration enforcement contribute to a sociopolitical environment that affects immigrants’ health. This exploratory study in six metro-Atlanta counties examined associations among immigrants’ perceived vulnerability to harmful immigrant-related social policies and county-level 287(g) agreements (which facilitate cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities), county-level immigration enforcement levels (arrests, community arrests, detainers, and removals), and immigrants’ mental health.
  
  Methods.
  
  Using data from a 2020 study among Latinx parents who were undocumented or members of mixed-status families (N = 140), we merged data on individuals’ perceived policy vulnerability and depressive and anxiety symptoms with county 287(g) status and immigration enforcement levels.
  
  Results.
  
  Perceived policy vulnerability was not associated with county-level 287(g) status or immigration enforcement levels. Greater policy vulnerability and Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests were associated with higher depressive and anxiety symptoms, but 287(g) status was associated with lower depressive and anxiety symptoms.
  
  Conclusion.
  
  Perceived policy vulnerability, 287(g) status, and immigration enforcement levels do not always align and can have different associations with mental health.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Anxiety Depression Emigrants And Immigrants Emigration And Immigration Georgia Hispanic Or Latino Humans Immigrant Immigration Enforcement Latinx Mental Health Policy Undocumented Immigrants

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• Source:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved. 34(2):798-809
• Pubmed ID:
  37464531
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10880083
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R49CE003072/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; T32 HL130025/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R49 CE003072/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d037fbba15da9ca7434c6ead61323b8878109f5d5125c971d9bef0029729df5e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/150297/cdc_150297_DS1.pdf
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