Thread by @ImmDef

As news of mass hysterectomies of women imprisoned by ICE broke yesterday, our team was saddened but not surprised. Horrific medical neglect & abuse at the hands of ICE & CBP is something we have documented among our clients for years.

#FreeThemAll #AbolishICE

**Thread**

One client was detained in front of her 2 young daughters as she left home one morning. Once imprisoned hundreds of miles away from her family, she learned she was pregnant. Twice she was sent to off-site hospitals for complications with no notice to her family or lawyer.

This young mom became deathly sick during ICE detention due to an inability to exercise, bathe and b/c of rotten food she was served. As her atty said “she looked sick, depressed, unable to focus. She smelled awful. It was such a dehumanizing way to bring a baby into this world.”

A 55 y/o client imprisoned at Adelanto required regular injections in order to manage severe arthritis. Despite repeated requests to give him the necessary injections, ICE refused. Within months he lost the ability to walk & is now confined to a wheelchair. He is still detained.

We worked w/ the family of a young man who had a medical emergency while imprisoned. When family got to the hospital, he was already on life support and ICE had him handcuffed to the bed. When doctors said he was brain dead, ICE gave family his release papers and uncuffed him.

A client had emergency urinary tract surgery while detained. Hospital sent him back to Adelanto where guards left him in bloody clothes and refused to clean his urostomy bag for 24+ hours. He eventually had to change his bloody pants with the assistance of other detainees.

Another client became so distraught during 3+ years in ICE custody, he was put on blood pressure medication at only 18 y/o. One day while administering his medication, a guard got upset w/ him & threw away his pills. He had no meds for 3 wks while they ordered the replacement.

In June 2018, numerous ImmDef clients detained at the Adelanto ICE prison reported being shot with rubber bullets and pepper spray after a group of people attempted to protest deteriorating conditions in the facility including lack of access to showers, adequate water and phones.