On September 14th, 2020, a complaint was filed by Project South, Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, and the South Georgia Immigrant Support Network on behalf of detained immigrants at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Georgia. Of the many appalling issues raised, Ms. Dawn Wooten, a licensed nurse employed by the ICDC, and a protected whistleblower, brought forward a particular concern about the rate at which hysterectomies were being performed on immigrant women in ICE custody.
