At Least 35 Immigrant Women Accuse ICE Gynecologist Of Medical Abuse, File Class-Action Lawsuit
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According to the victims, Dr. Mahendra Amin performed medically unwanted invasive procedures on them
Victims who had complained about the doctor were allegedly assaulted, placed in solitary confinement and even deported
The alleged abuse came to light in September when a nurse noticed an alarming number of hysterectomies done by Mahendra
More than 30 women have filed a legal petition against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alleging they were medically abused by a gynecologist while in custody.
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia contained sworn testimonies from at least 35 detainees who claimed that they had been forced to undergo non-consensual and invasive procedures by Dr. Mahendra Amin.
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody Dec 22, 2020
One former detainee says she was already in a hospital gown this past July waiting to be wheeled into surgery, when she began to suspect something was very wrong. Jaromy Floriano Navarro thought she was getting an operation to remove a cyst on her ovary â until the driver who brought her to the hospital said otherwise. She was just like, you know you re having a hysterectomy, right? Floriano tells NPR in an interview. And I was in shock, because I knew what that meant.
Floriano is one of more than 30 undocumented immigrants who ve come forward with allegations of medical abuse, according to court papers filed late Monday â all of them current or former detainees at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. Many of the women say they were coerced to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
By Joel Rose
December 22, 2020
One former detainee says she was already in a hospital gown this past July, waiting to be wheeled into surgery, when she began to suspect something was very wrong. Jaromy Floriano Navarro thought she was getting an operation to remove a cyst on her ovary until the driver who brought her to the hospital said otherwise.
“She was just like, ‘You know you’re having a hysterectomy, right?’ ” Floriano tells NPR in an interview. “And I was in shock, because I knew what that meant.”
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