Eleven members of the House Judiciary Committee and Congressional Hispanic Caucus made the trip on Saturday. They described meeting with multiple groups of women, including one group of eight which included two Chinese-speaking women for whom there was no translator.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia called the operation in Irwin County "one of the most outrageous examples of violations of human rights that I’ve ever seen."
December 11th suits were brought against the facility by 11 victims of abuse.
“It pains me to know that there could be many more women out there who will never be able to talk about what happened to them and the abuse that they suffered while at Irwin, let alone receive a measure of redress, while living with the life-long damage to their bodies and spirits,” said Azadeh Shahshahani, the legal and advocacy director of Project South, which first raised the issues in a whistleblower complaint. “ICE and the private prison corporation LaSalle must be held to account.”
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Eleven members of the House Judiciary Committee and Congressional Hispanic Caucus made the trip on Saturday. They described meeting with multiple groups of women, including one group of eight which included two Chinese-speaking women for whom there was no translator.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia called the operation in Irwin County "one of the most outrageous examples of violations of human rights that I’ve ever seen."
December 11th suits were brought against the facility by 11 victims of abuse.
“It pains me to know that there could be many more women out there who will never be able to talk about what happened to them and the abuse that they suffered while at Irwin, let alone receive a measure of redress, while living with the life-long damage to their bodies and spirits,” said Azadeh Shahshahani, the legal and advocacy director of Project South, which first raised the issues in a whistleblower complaint. “ICE and the private prison corporation LaSalle must be held to account.”
More than 40 women are now a part of a consolidated class action lawsuit against immigration and customsi(ICE) and Dr. Mahendra Amin, a gynecologist accused of performing unnecessary or unwanted medical procedures, including hysterectomies, on women detained at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia.
The class action lawsuit was filed Monday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia on behalf of 14 women, some of whom are still detained and others who have been deported, alleging Amin performed unnecessary and nonconsensual medical procedures on them as far back as 2018. Including the 14 named women, in total more than 40 women provided sworn testimony as part of the lawsuit alleging malpractice by the gynecologist, who is also under investigation by Congress and the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after a former nurse at the facility, filed a whistleblower report on Sept. 14.
More than 40 women are now a part of a consolidated class action lawsuit against immigration and customsi(ICE) and Dr. Mahendra Amin, a gynecologist accused of performing unnecessary or unwanted medical procedures, including hysterectomies, on women detained at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia.
The class action lawsuit was filed Monday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia on behalf of 14 women, some of whom are still detained and others who have been deported, alleging Amin performed unnecessary and nonconsensual medical procedures on them as far back as 2018. Including the 14 named women, in total more than 40 women provided sworn testimony as part of the lawsuit alleging malpractice by the gynecologist, who is also under investigation by Congress and the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after a former nurse at the facility, filed a whistleblower report on Sept. 14.
On Saturday, Rep. Barragán said the women were being treated like "animals" and that they were "being told they were criminals, calling them cockroaches, mistreating them."
"Can you just imagine? These are somebody's mother, somebody's daughter and we're treating them like animals," she said. "You can see the impact on their health, their mental health."
Republican response in Georgia
It did not find evidence of mass hysterectomies, the most explosive claim in the original whistleblower complaint filed by the nurse, Dawn Wooten, and an advocacy group, Project South. Republicans have seized on that, including Georgia Reps. Doug Collins and Austin Scott, who on Friday called the claims "at best, exaggerated and, at worst, completely fabricated."
Democratic response.
On Saturday, Rep. Barragán said the women were being treated like "animals" and that they were "being told they were criminals, calling them cockroaches, mistreating them."
"Can you just imagine? These are somebody's mother, somebody's daughter and we're treating them like animals," she said. "You can see the impact on their health, their mental health."
Republican response in Georgia
It did not find evidence of mass hysterectomies, the most explosive claim in the original whistleblower complaint filed by the nurse, Dawn Wooten, and an advocacy group, Project South. Republicans have seized on that, including Georgia Reps. Doug Collins and Austin Scott, who on Friday called the claims "at best, exaggerated and, at worst, completely fabricated."
I don't think Doug Collins has seen enough snatch to say whether someone had a hysterectomy or not. What happened to these women is criminal & you don't hear a peep from the phony evangelicals about this abuse.
up date.
Dozens of immigrant women detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia have joined a class-action lawsuit against ICE over allegations they were subjected to nonconsensual and invasive gynecological procedures and surgeries that were later found to be unnecessary, and in some cases left them unable to have children. The lawsuit cites sworn testimony from at least 35 women about their treatment by Mahendra Amin, a physician in Ocilla, Georgia, and describes retaliation and threats of deportation for speaking out. “We have more than 40 women who filed sworn testimony in court despite consistent attempts by ICE to silence them,” says Azadeh Shahshahani, legal and advocacy director at Project South and co-counsel for women at Irwin who say they were subjected to these procedures. We also speak with two women who say they underwent unnecessary medical procedures: Wendy Dow. who was deported to Jamaica after she says her fallopian tubes were removed without her consent, and Elizabeth, who is detained at the Irwin County ICE jail and who says she faced retaliation for speaking up about her unnecessary medical treatment.
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I don't think Doug Collins has seen enough snatch to say whether someone had a hysterectomy or not. What happened to these women is criminal & you don't hear a peep from the phony evangelicals about this abuse.
up date.
Dozens of immigrant women detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia have joined a class-action lawsuit against ICE over allegations they were subjected to nonconsensual and invasive gynecological procedures and surgeries that were later found to be unnecessary, and in some cases left them unable to have children. The lawsuit cites sworn testimony from at least 35 women about their treatment by Mahendra Amin, a physician in Ocilla, Georgia, and describes retaliation and threats of deportation for speaking out. “We have more than 40 women who filed sworn testimony in court despite consistent attempts by ICE to silence them,” says Azadeh Shahshahani, legal and advocacy director at Project South and co-counsel for women at Irwin who say they were subjected to these procedures. We also speak with two women who say they underwent unnecessary medical procedures: Wendy Dow. who was deported to Jamaica after she says her fallopian tubes were removed without her consent, and Elizabeth, who is detained at the Irwin County ICE jail and who says she faced retaliation for speaking up about her unnecessary medical treatment.
Irwin detention center releases the last of the witnesses.
As Department of Justice halts any more deportations of women afflicted by forced sterilization at the facility.
Deportations of any potential witnesses are halted under court order, even after ICE tried to withdraw its support in court for an agreement originally reached by the Department of Justice.
In a class-action lawsuit filed in December, 41 women submitted statements about what they allege was misconduct by Amin. That lawsuit is pending. Many of the women had been deported or released from immigration custody after the allegations first emerged in September.
ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The agency has previously denied deporting women to prevent them from testifying and pledged it would cooperate with all investigations. It has also said it prioritizes providing necessary medical care to all detainees
Irwin detention center releases the last of the witnesses.
As Department of Justice halts any more deportations of women afflicted by forced sterilization at the facility.
Deportations of any potential witnesses are halted under court order, even after ICE tried to withdraw its support in court for an agreement originally reached by the Department of Justice.
In a class-action lawsuit filed in December, 41 women submitted statements about what they allege was misconduct by Amin. That lawsuit is pending. Many of the women had been deported or released from immigration custody after the allegations first emerged in September.
ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The agency has previously denied deporting women to prevent them from testifying and pledged it would cooperate with all investigations. It has also said it prioritizes providing necessary medical care to all detainees
Through his lawyer, Amin has denied any wrongdoing. A federal criminal investigation is underway.
Under the administration of former President Donald Trump, ICE deported at least six women last year who alleged misconduct by Amin and came within hours of deporting at least three others before their lawyers intervened.
“These women have supported each other, organized, and continually fought to bring the truth to light, despite every effort by the Trump administration to silence them,” said Elora Mukherjee, a professor at Columbia Law School and one of the lawyers working with the women.
Through his lawyer, Amin has denied any wrongdoing. A federal criminal investigation is underway.
Under the administration of former President Donald Trump, ICE deported at least six women last year who alleged misconduct by Amin and came within hours of deporting at least three others before their lawyers intervened.
“These women have supported each other, organized, and continually fought to bring the truth to light, despite every effort by the Trump administration to silence them,” said Elora Mukherjee, a professor at Columbia Law School and one of the lawyers working with the women.
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