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News Articles: immigrant detention center

Immigration detainees being held in the Stewart Detention Center in south Georgia have a filed a federal lawsuit against the for-profit company that operates the 2,000-bed facility, citing “deplorable conditions” inside the prison. LEDGER-ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO

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Four women allege they were sexually assaulted by nurse at Georgia ICE facility

Four women allege they were sexually assaulted on multiple occasions by a male nurse at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Stewart Detention Center in late 2021.

July 14, 2022
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  • Nick Wooten
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Georgia Today: After ICE Detainee Abuse Allegations, Will Rural Georgia County's Jail Jobs Remain?

A jail used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain migrants is nearly empty in the wake of complaints filed against the facility. Among the complaints is a whistleblower allegation from a nurse claiming some female detainees at Irwin County Detention Center were forced to undergo hysterectomies. The jail has also been criticized for failing to protect immigrants and jail staff from COVID-19. Now, Irwin County officials worry the facility, which also houses federal and county inmates and is the area's largest private employer, may eventually be shut down, taking much-needed jobs with it.

September 17, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Langston Kinlaw, held by mother Breanna Kinlaw, and Brandy Gillis (right)

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Longtime Patients Fiercely Defend Doc Accused In ICE Hysterectomy Complaint

Several women from South Georgia say Dr. Mahendra Amin is a trusted OB-GYN and friend.

September 23, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Reporter Seth Freed Wessler spoke with people detained in Irwin County's ICE Detention Center about the pandemic, including Nilson Barahona-Marriaga (pictured here), a 39-year-old father who has diabetes and hypertension, two risk factors for COVID-19.

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With Lack of Pandemic Protections, Fears - And Coronavirus - Spread Among Georgia ICE Detainees

While protests set off by the killing of George Floyd show no signs of letting up, another quieter protest has been stirring at an Immigration and...

June 12, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
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Dr. Goza listens to the lungs of a 2-year-old at Catholic Charities' Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, TX. After the toddler was released from CBP, she was sent to the emergency room with pneumonia and an undiagnosed congenital heart condition.

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New National Pediatrics President On Welfare Of Migrant Children In Detention Centers

Fayetteville pediatrician Dr. Sara Goza has been elected president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Goza is back at her practice in Georgia after...

July 08, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell,
  • Emilia Brock,
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On Second Thought For Monday, April 16, 2018

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would halt its Legal Orientation Program, which provides legal advice and information to...

April 16, 2018
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