Medical Abuse and Neglect in Immigration Detention

Topics:
  • Detention
  • Other Immigration
  • Advocacy

Disturbing accounts of medical abuse and neglect—including hysterectomies conducted on women without their consent—were recently reported by individuals detained at Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia. This is just the latest example of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) longstanding failure to meet their obligation to care for people in its custody. The need for meaningful oversight during the COVID-19 pandemic is more important than ever.

Join the American Immigration Council’s policy and litigation experts for a webinar that will discuss the long-documented systemic medical abuse and neglect people in detention centers across the country.

Topics:

  • The standards required by law for those held in immigration detention.
  • How the Council has documented medical neglect across immigration agencies.
  • Legal and policy actions taken by the Council to ensure the government is held accountable.

Registration:
To register, click here.

IAN Partners

  • pro bono net
  • american immigration lawyers association
  • national immigration law center
  • unidos us
  • immigration legal resource center
  • immigration legal resource center
  • american immigration council
  • american civil liberties union
  • american immigration council
  • national immigration project
  • the advocates for human rights
  • lutheran immigration and refugee service

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