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The Assignment Some Doctors Refused

Forced deployments to immigration detention are pushing US public health clinicians to resign—and raising urgent questions about medical ethics, obedience, and harm.

  • By

  • Amy Maxmen

  • February 9, 2026

  • 14 min

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Top Institutions in Family Medicine

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  • #1

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health
    • Immigrant Health
    • Human Rights

  • #2

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Boston, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health
    • Global Health
    • Health Policy

  • #3

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine

    San Francisco, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Medicine
    • Immigrant and Refugee Health
    • Medical Ethics

  • #4

    Georgetown University Medical Center
    Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington, DC

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health
    • Human Rights Law
    • Ethics

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The Assignment Some Doctors Refused

  • by Amy Maxmen

  • February 9, 2026

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