Women Are Being Denied Cancer Treatment, Psychiatric Help At ICE Detention Center
Source: HuffPo
Immigrant women being held in a Texas detention center say they are being denied proper medical care ― in some cases cancer treatment ― and have become suicidal after lengthy stays in the facility, according to interviews done this month by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).
The declarations, which were shared with HuffPost, detail women’s experiences at the Karnes County Residential Center, where they have been forced to stay in detention for up to four months instead of being released on parole or bond, even if they face serious physical and psychological illnesses, according to RAICES.
One Congolese woman who was diagnosed with cancer in her uterus said she has not been taken to a specialist for treatment since being sent to Karnes at the end of July. The pain in her back and abdomen has become so bad that she sleeps only two hours a night, according to her declaration.
Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/immigrant-women-denied-cancer-psychiatric-care-ice-detention-center_n_5d8d5880e4b0019647a5ebae
The suffering is by design.
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