SACRAMENTO — Mikey Vaughn stacked his three passports on a table as he waited to testify before state lawmakers about immigrants’ access to health care and the effects of Trump administration policies. The hues of each one retraced Vaughn’s journey: dark red for Colombia, blue for the U.S. and black for New Zealand.

“I know how important a document can be for our undocumented community,” said Vaughn, who was adopted from Colombia and later lived in New Zealand before returning to the U.S. “For me, having this document has been a privilege. For others, not having this has made their lives hell in this country.”

Vaughn is a certified nursing assistant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He’s one of many health care workers around the country fighting to help immigrants safely ob

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