Nurse alleges 'inhumane' medical practices at Irwin County immigrant detention center
Protesters gather in front of the ICE Atlanta Field Offices on Sept. 15 in response to a whistleblower complaint alleging unsafe conditions in the Irwin County Detention Center in South Georgia.
Protesters gather in front of the ICE Atlanta Field Offices on Sept. 15 in response to a whistleblower complaint alleging unsafe conditions in the Irwin County Detention Center in South Georgia.
Dawn Wooten, a licensed practical nurse who worked at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, speaks out for the first time on her decision to be a whistleblower on alleged unsafe medical practices at the ICE facility during a press conference in Atlanta on Sept. 15.
Reverend Leeann Culbreath, founding co-chair of the South Georgia Immigrant Support Network in Tifton, shares stories from detainees of unclean living quarters and questionable gynecological procedures at a press conference in Atlanta on Sept. 15.
Kevin Joachin, community organizer for the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, leads chants outside of the ICE Atlanta Field Offices on Sept. 15.
A law enforcement officer monitors the press conference taking place outside of the ICE Atlanta Field Offices on Sept. 15. Advocacy groups spoke out about a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General which outlines depictions of unsafe medical practices throughout the center which houses immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
