Senate Panel Finds ICE Failed to Stop Georgia Doctor's Unnecessary Medical Procedures on Migrant Women
Stewart Smith, assistant director of ICE Health Services Corps, acknowledged that his agency was unaware of the concerns about Amin until a whistleblower complaint emerged in September 2020.
“In Dr. Amin's case, he was the only provider in the area that was willing to see these patients," Smith said. “We were not aware of all the particulars until the whistleblower allegations.” ICE Health Services Corps provides direct health care services at 21 detention facilities nationwide and monitors compliance with medical standards at about 150 other facilities with services provided by local governments or contractors.
The agency provided oversight at Irwin County Detention Center, where detainees were transported off-site to receive specialized care.last year terminated its contract with the Irwin County Detention Center and transferred detained migrants to other facilities. After allegations of forced hysterectomies and other medical practices at a Georgia immigrant detention facility, a doctor is now at the center of a criminal investigation. NBCLX talked to attorney David Dreyer, who represents five of the detainees who allegedly had unnecessary gynecological surgeries, to discuss the systemic problems that allowed this to happen and what happens next.
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