ICE whistleblower: Nurse alleges ‘hysterectomies on immigrant women in US’
These are crimes against humanity. This forced sterilization and genocidal approach will not and can not be tolerated. We call for an immediate government investigation into the disregard of humanity and violation of the rights of women and those behind these violations and crimes must be held accountable.
According to the report, which cites detainees who came forward to Project South but remain unnamed:
“A detained immigrant told Project South that she talked to five different women detained at ICDC between October and December 2019 who had a hysterectomy done. When she talked to them about the surgery, the women ‘reacted confused when explaining why they had one done.’ The woman told Project South that it was as though the women were ‘trying to tell themselves it’s going to be OK.’ She further said: ‘When I met all these women who had had surgeries, I thought this was like an experimental concentration camp. It was like they’re experimenting with our bodies.’”
According to a statement from the Government Accountability Project:
“Ms. Wooten’s disclosures about gross mismanagement include:
- Deliberately denying or delaying medical care for detained immigrants both before and during the coronavirus pandemic, including immigrants symptomatic for Covid-19
- Refusing to test symptomatic detained immigrants for Covid-19
- Failing to use two rapid-response Covid-19 testing machines
- Prescribing over-the-counter cold medications to detained immigrants with Covid-19 symptoms instead of proper treatment
- Failing to isolate detained immigrants who had confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19
- Failing to quarantine detained immigrants who had close contact with confirmed Covid-19 cases
- Failing to maintain hygiene and sanitation standards for medical exam rooms and equipment, which includes often leaving blood on the floor
- Failing to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to medical and correctional staff who have close and prolonged contact with detained immigrants with confirmed cases of Covid-19
- Failing to enforce or encourage CDC social-distancing practices among detained immigrants and staff
- Reprimanding staff who encouraged others to follow CDC’s mandatory social-distancing practices
- Requiring symptomatic staff to continue to work in the facility and threatening staff with discipline if they refuse to work in dangerous conditions
- Violating CDC rules concerning the transfer of immigrants with confirmed cases of Covid-19
- Systematically undercounting and underreporting Covid-19 cases at ICDC.”
Illegal Hysterectomies Performed On Immigrant Women