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News Articles: irwin county

Rep. Hank Johnson visits Irwin County Detention Center Saturday Sept. 26, 2020.

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  • Health

Congressional Members Describe 'Horror Show' At Georgia ICE Detention Center

The doctor at the center of a whistleblower complaint against a detention center in South Georgia allegedly used his bare hands to conduct unwanted, invasive gynecological exams, according to members of Congress who toured the facility Saturday.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Langston Kinlaw, held by mother Breanna Kinlaw, and Brandy Gillis (right)

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  • Investigations

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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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Dawn Wooten

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  • News

Congress Launches Inquiry Into South Georgia Immigrant Detention Center

Top U.S. House Democrats are investigating a whistleblower’s allegations that immigrant women in a Georgia detention center endured gynecological procedures without their consent or full understanding of the treatment that was being performed.

September 23, 2020
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
Dawn Wooten speaks at a public event

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  • News

ICE Doctor Accused Of Performing Unwanted Hysterectomies Never Held Board Certification

Dr. Mahendra Amin never held a board certification from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

September 21, 2020
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By:
  • 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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  • Health Care

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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By:
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Thousands of cotton growers in southwest and south central Georgia lost their cotton crops in Hurricane Michael.

Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black: Hurricane Michael Destroyed Farms, Lives

President Donald Trump was in Georgia Monday to survey the damage from Hurricane Michael. The storm killed at least 19 people. Michael also ravaged...

October 16, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 2 more
One year after Hurricane Irma hurt Georgia pecan orchards, Hurricane Michael downed thousands of generations-old pecan trees.

After Michael, Georgia Farmers 'Can't Walk Away,' But Struggle To Start Over

Hurricane Michael swept across south Georgia last week, devastating the state's pecan orchards, cotton plants, chicken coops and peanut crops. Federal...

October 16, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 2 more
Thousands of cotton growers in southwest and south central Georgia lost their cotton crops in Hurricane Michael.

Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black: Hurricane Michael Destroyed Farms, Lives

President Donald Trump was in Georgia Monday to survey the damage from Hurricane Michael. The storm killed at least 19 people. Michael also ravaged...

October 16, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 2 more

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