Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Texas Hospitals to Gather Patients Immigration Status

In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order Thursday requiring hospitals to obtain patients’ immigration status. Abbott claims the move would help Texas calculate the cost of providing healthcare to immigrants. Rights groups slammed Texas’s latest attack on immigrant communities, which is likely to face legal challenges. The Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso blasted Abbott for “using immigrants as scapegoats for his failed policies and political frustrations.”