Carper, Coons to DHS IG: Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), along with Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and 35 Senate Democrats, called on the Department of Homeland Security`s inspector general to expeditiously investigate a whistleblower complaint alleging forced hysterectomies at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Ga. `Forced sterilizations infringe on reproductive rights and autonomy,`the senators wrote. `To understand whether such violations may have been committed against immigrants in our federal government`s custody, the Inspector General`s Office...