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Kim Mukerjee, MD
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Pediatrician. Passionate about immigrant health, primary care, #HealthEquity #SocialJustice #Advocacy #MedSky #MedEd. Dogs. Photography. Humanity. PNW. Nola. Our kids deserve better than this so let’s get to work.
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Congress created Special Immigrant Juvenile Status as a protection against deportation — yet because of procedural quirks, there is a lag/limbo between SIJS and a green card, and a person can have both a removal order AND a SIJS grant. This admin is pushing forward with removal during this lag time.
Yesterday, I went to an ICE check-in with 16-year-old Joel Camas and his lawyer, who expected him to be out in time for school by 8am because he has special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) status. Instead, he was detained.

Here is what happened (free link):

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
City and state leadership matter now more than ever.
When Trump threatens to send troops and target immigrant communities, Seattle won’t wait for them to arrive. Seattle Mayor Harrell’s new orders protect immigrants, strengthen local control, and push back against federal overreach.
Is Seattle next? Mayor Harrell signs orders to protect city amid Trump's National Guard escalations
Mayor Bruce Harrell on Wednesday signed two executive orders aimed at protecting Seattle and its residents from federal law enforcement actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration.
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Completely agree. Where is the national outcry?

When children were being separated from their families at the border in 2017, people were horrified. Media coverage focused on the harm to kids. People spoke out. That level of outrage helped end the cruelty.

What will it take to end it this time??
The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.
 
American citizens are being detained & brutalized.
 
This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.
Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...
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Violence. Cruelty. Trauma. Violation of rights. Family separation.

I don’t have the words. But we cannot take the spotlight off of what is happening, especially to children. How do we change the national narrative on this? Where is the outcry like during family separation 1.0?
According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
YouTube video by MSNBC
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This has maybe been the most uninformed and dangerous “health” press conference held by the U.S. government in my lifetime.
 
Don’t listen to Trump or RFK Jr. when it comes to vaccines, Tylenol, or anything having to do with your health—talk to your doctor.
 
My god.
Breaking News: In a rambling news briefing, President Trump promoted unproven ties between vaccines, autism and Tylenol use by pregnant women and babies. nyti.ms/46OqOvD
Kids will be paying the highest cost of this administration in so many ways for decades to come.
Seattle Children’s is laying off over 150 staff and slashing hundreds of open positions. Why? Because of Trump and the Republicans' health care cuts. Republicans chose tax breaks for billionaires over care for our kids. This is Trump’s America.
Seattle Children’s to cut 150 jobs, citing loss of federal funds
The hospital says 154 employees will be laid off and 350 open positions eliminated in November.
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A win for human rights. Children deserve safety and access to basic needs that ensure their ability to grow and thrive. Healthcare, education and nutrition are some of the most essential building blocks of a healthy childhood.
Putting children and families first is how we will start to recover the soul of this nation. May other states follow this great example.
Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.

It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.

This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
As a pediatrician, it is horrifying to see the dismantling of our public health system and to know the direct harm that will bring to children.

Thank you, Senator, for speaking up for our kids.
RFK Jr. has been methodically dismantling our public health system, pushing out scientists & experts who refuse to put his cuckoo-bananas nonsense over decades of hard, scientific evidence.

Today, while discussing how WA state is stepping up, I reiterated that he must be FIRED.
Unaccompanied immigrant children have been frequent targets of this administration and need support and compassion now more than ever. Over half of my patients have been unaccompanied children like Carlos. I’m so grateful for organizations like the @theyoungcenter.bsky.social- please support if able
👣Every child deserves safety and stability 🤍 Carlos traveled 1,400 miles from Honduras seeking refuge but was separated from his brother at the U.S. border. With the support of a Young Center Child Advocate, he was finally reunited with his family.
Moving from a deep red to blue state this year: my previous Senator had the power to prevent RFK Jr from taking office in the first place but failed to step up and lead. My current Senator is leading the way to hold RFK Jr accountable, demonstrating true leadership. Thank you @murray.senate.gov.
Wispy clouds and blue skies at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Lots of migratory birds nearby enjoying the beautiful day, too.
I was grateful to get a COVID vaccine today thanks to living in this blue state- but access to preventive health measures shouldn’t depend on what state we live in. Public health affects all of us, and it’s a real shame that the federal response has broken down the very systems meant to keep us safe
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We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.

He must resign.
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We need a Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Not a Secretary of Conspiracies.

Not a Secretary of Measles and Food Poisoning.

Not a Secretary of Cancelled Research and Chemtrail Nonsense.

RFK Jr. is burning down our public health system from the inside.

Fire him.
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In the dead of night on a holiday weekend, ICE agents took frightened children from their beds and put them on planes bound for Guatemala.

Here's how our emergency lawsuit unfolded and what YOU can do to help:
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🚨In the middle of the night during Labor Day weekend, the Trump admin. tried to illegally deport unaccompanied kids when they thought no one was watching.

Let's be clear: this was never about children's safety or family reunification. This is a cruel attack on children's rights.
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.

In 1965:

-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.

-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.

-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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Ossoff: Absolutely RFK JR should resign. He should have never been confirmed to begin with. He is utterly unqualified. This is someone who has embraced every piece of quackery and pseudoscience that he’s come across.
Kids rely on the actions of responsible adults to keep them safe and healthy. That’s our job, our responsibility, our moral obligation.

Our kids deserve to grow up- and it shouldn’t matter which state they live in to determine who risks their lives and who gets to reach their fullest potential.
About this Florida vaccine story:

When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.

We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.

“Oh, they’d have died.”
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Today, Governor DeSantis shared his plans to end vaccine requirements in the state of Florida. We are concerned that today's announcement will put children in Florida public schools at higher risk for getting sick and have ripple effects across their community.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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This isn't abstract. Ending vaccine mandates will kill children. Any one who is trying to do this should be removed from office immediately.