Immigrants held in ICE jails received medical care so bad it resulted in 2 preventable surgeries, inc. an 8-yr-old who had to have part of his forehead removed, & contributed to 4 deaths, according to a complaint from a whistleblower.
My investigation: buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
My investigation: buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
The allegations appear in a DHS memo, obtained by BuzzFeed News, containing reports of detainees being given incorrect meds, suffering from delays in treating withdrawal symptoms, & one who was allowed to become so mentally unstable he lacerated his own penis & required surgery.
The whistleblower reported that three people had died in ICE lockup after receiving inadequate medical treatment or oversight, and said official reports on a fourth person’s death were “very misleading.” One man died from meningitis following “grossly negligent” care.
Here is what a former sr ICE official said about this report:
“This is significant & very damning. It blows up a lot of the ICE responses to allegations of poor medical care & about how it provides ‘the highest care of detainees.’ This makes that seem pretty false, which it is.”
“This is significant & very damning. It blows up a lot of the ICE responses to allegations of poor medical care & about how it provides ‘the highest care of detainees.’ This makes that seem pretty false, which it is.”
BuzzFeed News has retyped the memo based on the whistleblower’s allegations, providing its full text, because metadata or other information in the original could compromise a source’s identity.
The report is included within the story.
The report is included within the story.
