As President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts in Chicago scale up, health care providers are promoting telehealth for people in immigrant communities. They say it’s too soon to assess the impact of Trump’s campaign, which is expected to last about six weeks , but they are prepared.

“Any time there is a wave of increased ICE activity, we will see a wave of patients opting to cancel appointments or do them by telehealth,” said Steph Willding, CEO of CommunityHealth, a primary and specialty care provider that treats uninsured adults and many immigrants.

When immigration enforcement has spiked this year, she said they have seen higher rates of cancelations, no shows and lower medication pick-up rates, especially at their location in Little Village, where many immigrants live.

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