News

Whistleblower Says Doctor Performed Medical Questionable Hysterectomies On Migrants At ICE Detainee Facility

According to nurse Dawn Wooten, who worked at an immigration detention center in Georgia, there was a lack of medical care and safety precautions that encouraged the spread of COVID-19 among the migrants detained there. Disturbingly, Wooten alleges in a whistleblower complaint that medically questionable hysterectomies were performed repeatedly on immigrant women. Now, a group of Democratic congressional members, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, are calling on the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, Joseph Cafarri, for an investigation.

The group of 168 Congress members sent a letter to Cafarri demanding inspection of the facility by September 25. Pelosi compares the allegations to “the exploitation of Henrietta Lacks…the horror of the Tuskegee Syphillis Study…(and) the forced sterilizations of black women,” and that they “are a staggering abuse of human rights.”

The Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, is run by LaSalle Corrections, a private company. The ICDC holds immigrants for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Wooten filed her 27-page complaint with the DHS Inspector General’s office on Monday through several human rights organizations.

“Ms. Wooten’s whistleblowing disclosures confirm what detained immigrants have been reporting for years: gross disregard for health and safety standards, lack of medical care, and unsanitary living conditions at Irwin,” stated a representative from Project South, the social justice advocacy group that is protecting Wooten.

Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!

A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.

There are many accusations in the complaint, including that there has been no COVID-19 testing, destruction of medical assistance requests submitted by the detained, falsifying medical records and allowing COVID-symptomatic employees to continue to work. Another ICE detention facility, Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana, was reported to have similar unsafe COVID-19 practices.

ICE has denied that “detainees are used for experimental medical procedures” and told reporters  that “anonymous, unproven allegations… should be treated with the appropriate skepticism they deserve.”

Mia Graham

Recent Posts

VIDEO: Trump Watches SpaceX Launch Alongside Elon Musk & Ted Cruz

https://youtube.com/shorts/YVrfbMZSVRE?feature=share US President-elect Donald Trump drew cheers as he arrived in Texas on Nov. 19 to watch…

2 days ago

Foreign Policy Experts Voice Concern About Trump’s Nomination Of Tulsi Gabbard For Director Of National Intelligence

After President-elect Donald Trump selected Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, as his nominee for…

3 days ago

Trump’s Pick Of Vaccine-Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alarms Scientific Community

President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be his pick for Department…

4 days ago

VIDEO: President-Elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk & Cabinet Picks Attend UFC Fight In NYC, Crowd Chants “USA”

https://youtube.com/shorts/6CUvTmS87UM?feature=share President-elect Donald Trump arrived to cheers at an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event in…

4 days ago

Trump Pick Of Matt Gaetz For Attorney General Sends Shock Waves Through Capitol

President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) as his attorney general has sent shockwaves through…

5 days ago

VIDEO: Fights Break Out In Stand During France-Israel Match

https://youtube.com/shorts/TD8RNJl-NBk A fight broke out in one of the stands at the Stade de France…

5 days ago