Sarafinah Bukirwa, 31, a Louisville woman with valid work authorization and a pending asylum claim from Uganda, was detained by ICE at Muhammad Ali International Airport on July 22, 2026, while heading to a sickle cell anemia conference, and transferred to Grayson County Detention Center. Bukirwa, who founded the nonprofit Sarafinah Sickle Cell Society, had been hospitalized for a sickle cell crisis the day before her detention; her brother, Isaac Kabunga, says she has still not consistently received her prescribed medication, with some doses allegedly diluted in water. U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey says her attorney is filing a habeas corpus motion challenging her detention, and notes she has never been charged with any crime. The Grayson County Jailer maintains she is receiving all prescribed medications, while advocates continue to raise concerns about medical care in immigration detention.