Reporter Short: Detainees allege shoddy medical care at ICE Batavia


Our latest investigation reveals a patter of shoddy medical care at the ICE detention center in Batavia.

Detainees allege their injuries are not treated and that ICE denies them medications and other needed care. We detail 12 cases here, and experts say they’re part of a nationwide pattern.

J. Dale Shoemaker gets into his latest article co-published with The Intercept.

Detainees allege shoddy medical care at ICE Batavia

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