The Department of Homeland Security’s push to detain and deport immigrants has led to high numbers of detainees and a need for more medical staff. Stephen Smith/AP
Stephen Smith/AP
In 2025, as immigrant arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement soared, so did the demand for health care providers to staff hastily constructed detention centers.
One group tapped to meet the need is the U.S. Public Health Service, or USPHS: In the past year, nearly
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