Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., the chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations - the committee that produced the report - decried the findings. "However, he performed nearly one-third of certain OB-GYN procedures on ICE detainees across the country between 20 and more than 90% of some key procedures." Amin accounted for roughly 6.5% of total OB-GYN visits among all ICE detainees in the same time period," the report says.
"ICDC housed roughly 4% of female ICE detainees nationwide from 2017 to 2020.
Mahendra Amin who holds no board certifications, was a "clear outlier" with regard to the number of procedures performed and the type of procedures he performed. The Senate committee did not disprove the whistleblower allegation, but said the doctor in charge of the facility, Dr. Whistleblower and advocacy groups lodged complaints in 2021 into the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, which is managed by LaSalle Southeast, alleging that a doctor was giving unnecessary hysterectomies on ICDC detainees. Please note comments are moderated before publication.WASHINGTON - Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees appear to have undergone "excessive, invasive, and often unnecessary gynecological procedures," at one of their privately managed facilities according to a Senate report released this week. Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: The Independent YouTube Channel Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust – Help to support truly independent journalism. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.Ĭlick here to get the best of The Independent daily: He uses bilateral cochlear implants and American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate.įootage shows Silas beaming as he enthusiastically signs “Wow, he’s deaf” whilst watching an episode of Dino Dana at home with his mother Felicia Aquilo, 31.Ĭlick here to subscribe to The Independent: Silas Aquilo, from Ohio, was born profoundly deaf. The Independent published this video item, entitled “Deaf five-year-old boy reacts to seeing TV character wearing cochlear implant like his” – below is their description.Ī deaf five-year-old boy had an adorable reaction to seeing a TV character on his favourite show wearing a cochlear implant just like him.
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