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19 Women Now Say ICE Subjected Them to Invasive Surgeries Including Sterilizations

HeadlineOct 23, 2020

The Los Angeles Times reports at least 19 women are alleging they were subjected to invasive gynecological procedures without their consent while imprisoned at the privately run Irwin Detention Center in Georgia, including undergoing unnecessary procedures that affected their ability to have children. Most of the women are asylum seekers from the Caribbean, Africa and Latin America.

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