Jamaican woman’s ‘nightmare’ in US immigration detention- report
This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client disclosures and was originally published here.
A Jamaican mother of four was among dozens of undocumented women allegedly victimised by medical staff while in the custody of United States immigration authorities, a US government report has concluded.
According to the report, released on November 15 following an 18-month investigation by a US Senate subcommittee, Wendy Dowe was one of the females who “appeared to be subjected to excessive, invasive, and often unnecessary gynaecological procedures” while detained at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Georgia.
Detainees reportedly endured botched diagnosis, overly aggressive treatments, repeated denials of second opinions, threats by medical officers, and surgery without consent, some while still shackled by handcuffs and chains.
The case has resulted in the US government ordering the removal of immigrant detainees from the ICDC. The doctor who performed some of the medical procedures, and who years earlier had been sued by justice departments in the US for fraud, has been barred from treating detainees. He was reportedly under criminal investigation by several US law-enforcement agencies as of early 2022.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit has been filed by victims of the alleged abuse against the doctor and multiple agencies, including ICDC, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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