ICE Returns to Georgia Facility With History of Gynecological Abuse
Oct 11, 2025·Location: Ocilla, GA
The Trump administration is resuming use of Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia to detain immigrants. A 2022 Senate investigation found that female detainees experienced excessive, invasive, and often unnecessary gynecological procedures without proper informed consent. The Biden administration had halted immigrant detentions at the facility in 2021.
Sources
- ICE Will Hold Immigrants in Jail Accused of “Excessive, Invasive” Gynecological Procedures
The Intercept·Oct 11, 2025·archived copy
- ICE Resumes Immigrant Detention at Private Jail Known for Medical Abuse
filtermag.org·Oct 20, 2025·archived copy
- Irwin County Detention Center
en.wikipedia.org·Sep 17, 2020·archived copy
- ICE has restarted detention in controversial South Georgia immigrant jail
- Reported: ICE detains immigrants at Georgia detention facility accused of medical abuse of women | Immigration Policy Tracking Project
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