Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Delayed and Denied Care for hundreds of ICE Detainees. Really!

Nice try at propaganda! Did these illegal immigrants have medical care from where they came from? Why and how did they immigrate if their health is poor or if they need medical care?

KFF stands for Kaiser Family Foundation.

"Hundreds of people in ICE detention facilities across the U.S. are alleging medical neglect—saying they’ve gone untreated for conditions including diabetes, cancer, HIV, epilepsy, and high blood pressure—along with a lack of basic disability care, reports a joint investigation by KFF Health News and the AP.  
 
The findings, drawn from court filings across 33 states, show a system under strain as the detained population surged to 75,000+ people this year, up from ~40,000 a year earlier, amid the Trump administration’s push for deportations.  
Previously, medically vulnerable detainees were often released on humanitarian parole. Now people with serious conditions remain in custody under “mandatory detention.”  ..."

"... KFF Health News and AP analyzed thousands of court cases filed since Trump’s second inauguration that use a legal route known as habeas corpus to argue people are being held illegally [???] by ICE. The records offer a rare window into how those detained say, often under penalty of perjury, ICE is handling their medical needs. Reporters also interviewed more than 50 detainees, family members, and lawyers. ..."

Global Health NOW: Delayed and Denied Care for ICE Detainees; and The Rise in ‘Battery Cows’

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