Immigration law enforcement, social support, and health for Latino immigrant families in Southeastern Michigan

• Published in: Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 280; p. 114027
• Main Authors: Benavides, Quetzabel, Doshi, Monika, Valentín-Cortés, Mislael, Militzer, Maria, Quiñones, Spring, Kraut, Ruth, Rion, Raymond, Bryce, Richard, Lopez, William D., Fleming, Paul J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Deportation; Detention; Elections; Emigration and Immigration; Families & family life; Health education; Health facilities; Health problems; Health services; Health status; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic or Latino; Humans; Immigrants; Immigration policy; Latin American cultural groups; Law Enforcement; Management; Mental health; Michigan; Noncitizens; Nonprofit organizations; Policing; Policy implementation; Presidential elections; Presidents; Psychological safety; Social interaction; Social networks; Social relations; Social Support; Support networks; Well being; Michigan; United States > US; Policing; Deportation; Detention; Hispanic

Social support is a key determinant of physical and mental health outcomes. Implementation of restrictive immigration policies in the U.S. under the Trump administration impacted the way mixed-status Latino families (i.e., those with varying legal statuses, including undocumented) maintained social...