The Department of Homeland Security lashed out at the doctors on Tuesday, branding them 'radical political activists.'
A group of doctors seeking to provide detained migrants with free flu vaccinations say they were arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday. They had been protesting outside the Border Patrol's San Diego headquarters over the immigration agency's resistance to their bid., Doctors for Camp Closure, a group founded by physicians opposing the detention of migrants in the U.S., said several doctors were arrested at the Border Patrol building.
"They were taken into custody, detained, cited and then released," the group said."No one came to physical harm, thank goodness." In early November, DeLuca and fellow organizers of the free flu shot campaign had sent a letter to immigration officials requesting"immediate permission" to access CBP facilities in San Ysidro, California, in order to run a pilot program providing 100 doses of the influenza vaccine"at no cost to the U.S. government or its agencies."
It is unclear what prompted the statement or whether the DHS is aware that the protesters are qualified doctors and that the"drugs" they are offering are flu vaccines.that CBP officials had just been starting to express some interest in the pilot program, telling an organizer in a meeting that they were not opposed to the idea of facilitating flu vaccinations, but were doubtful that such an initiative would become a reality.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
U.S. officials deny access to doctors seeking to give flu shots to migrant childrenAbout 40 people marched Monday to the detention facility, calling for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to let them in or let the children out to participate in a free mobile clinic.
Leer más »
11 Chinese migrants were found hiding inside furniture and appliancesSeveral Chinese migrants trying to enter the US from Mexico were hiding in a washer, a dresser and other furniture, federal authorities say. Border agents found the 11 migrants while searching a moving truck, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
Leer más »
11 Chinese migrants found hiding inside furniture in moving truck at US-Mexico borderFederal agents have arrested the driver of a moving truck at the southern U.S. border after finding 11 Chinese migrants hiding inside furniture within the vehicle.
Leer más »
Bosnia moves migrants from freezing forest campBosnian authorities, bowing to international pressure, begun moving migrants on ...
Leer más »
Where to get the flu shot in your area and how to get it for freeThe vaccine is the 'first and most important step in protecting against influenza and its potentially serious complications,' according to the CDC.
Leer más »
Police seize hundreds of fake McDonald's free coffee stickers from man arrested for alleged drug-drivingPolice said a man was 'dealt with' for a fraud offense after multiple sheets of fake McDonald's free coffee stickers were found in his vehicle.
Leer más »