US Senate investigates ‘catastrophic failure’ to protect female migrant detainees

Migrants held in Georgia were unwillingly subjected to excessive, invasive and often unnecessary' gynecological procedures

A US Senate investigation into allegations that unwanted medical procedures were performed on detained female immigrants in Georgia has uncovered a catastrophic failure by the federal government" to protect the detainees.

A Senate hearing on Tuesday by the bipartisan permanent subcommittee on investigations (PSI), chaired by Georgia senator Jon Ossoff, announced its findings on conditions and practices at the Irwin county detention center (ICDC).