1002 - On Public Health and Human Rights in Minneapolis

About this episode:

Today: a human rights perspective on immigration enforcement and public protest in Minneapolis. Professor Joe Amon is the director of the Center for Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has also studied human rights issues in more than 40 countries. He talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about his perspective on some of the most dramatic images that have emerged over the last several weeks. Note: this episode contains descriptions of violence and trauma. Please listen with care.

Guests:

Joe Amon is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

Show links and related content:

• Disaster Epidemiology: Human Rights and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Siege of Minneapolis—Health and Human Rights

• KARE 11's Jana Shortal recounts being pushed, pepper sprayed by ICE after fatal shooting—KARE 11

• A preschooler was taken away by ICE, but officials say they had no choice. Here's what we know—CNN

• Mother of 3 who loved to sing and write poetry shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis—CNN

• Alex Pretti identified as man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis—Minnesota Star Tribune

• Medical Care in Immigration Detention—Public Health On Call (October 2025)

• Mental Health Care in ICE Custody—Public Health On Call (October 2025)

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