Episcopal priest backs up whistle-blower allegations at ICE facility

An Episcopal priest who volunteers at an Immigration and Customs En­forcement detention center in Georgia has said allegations of medical neglect and a high rate of hysterectomies at the facility are consistent with her interactions with women detained there.

“There were gynecological procedures happening at a rate that seemed higher than the norm, to the point that pretty much everyone going (for any gynecological treatment) seemed to be getting the same thing,” Leeann Cul­breath told Episcopal News Service.

“There’s enough red flags going up that people may be getting treatment they really don’t need.”