Stony Brook Medicine Developing 'Full Guidance' On ICE Orders: Rep

STONY BROOK, NY — Stony Brook Medicine officials are in the process of developing full guidance for campus facilities as it relates to federal immigration enforcement, a spokeswoman told Patch Wednesday.

Officials released preliminary guidance after questions from staff, and they expect full guidance from the State University of New York system in the coming weeks, she said.

Faculty and staff were directed to only allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents access to Stony Brook Medicine's facilities after the health system’s legal counsel has validated their warrant or subpoena, according to a report in Newsday.

In an email sent on Friday, officials said that local hospital staff should not provide access to patient care areas or medical record areas in hospitals," the outlet reported.

"Please ask the authorities to have a seat in a designated waiting area, and a representative will come by to speak with them shortly ... The ICE agents will not be permitted access to the hospital or its records, or to engage in any enforcement activities (arrests, searches, interrogations) in the hospital without presenting a valid judicial warrant (order signed by a federal judge or magistrate)," the email continued.

The directive comes on the heels of a President Donald Trump announcement that ICE agents will be allowed to enter hospitals, churches, and schools.