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Immigrants with serious illnesses may find protection from deportation in France.

Ethnic and Racial Studies
Bodies at the border: the medical protection of immigrants in a French immigration detention centre
Nicolas Fischer

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The article discusses how immigrants in a French detention center can stay if they are seriously ill and can't get proper treatment in their home country. The researchers studied this by observing the medical protection process for these detainees. They found that the decision to allow them to stay is a mix of legal and medical factors. This shows that medical protection for immigrants is not just about being humanitarian, but also involves political struggles.