Medical Forms & Letters
Supporting patients/caregivers facing deportation.
Physicians may be asked to write letters for their patients. Below is guidance on letters writing for healthcare providers.
We also share examples of letters that can be used to document the importance of parents in meeting medical needs of their children.

This tipsheet offers practical knowledge to those coordinating with attorneys and writing letters
of support for their immigrant patients.

Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
Writing a Letter of Support for Immigration Purposes
Provides guidance for a general letter of support

American Academy of Pediatrics
The Toolkit for Immigrant Child Health has a number of helpful resources. Page 24 has guidance for letter writing

General guidance on writing a letter for a child with special medical needs
Two-pager from KY AAP Immigrant Child Health Task Force on what to include, how to write a letter

Template physician letters for preventing deportation and more (once on website, click on immigration button)

Sample Letter for Parents of Child with Medical Needs
Letter of support for parents at risk of deportation, documenting risk to medically fragile child.

Sample Letter for Parents of Child with Special Needs
Letter of support for parents at risk of deportation, documenting risk to child with special needs.
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