The New York City public hospital system has triggered Democrat lawmakers with its guidance to staff members that directs them not to help patients who are in the country illegally avoid Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the New York Post reported.

In a memo on Jan. 16, NYC Health + Hospitals told employees it is “illegal to intentionally protect a person who is in the United States unlawfully from detention” and warned “you should not try to actively help a person avoid being found by ICE.”

The hospital memo was issued days before President Donald Trump rescinded President Joe Biden-era guidance that protected migrants from immigration raids in “sensitive locations,” such as schools, churches, and hospitals.

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