September 25, 2020

Rep. Lou Correa Joins Congressional Delegation to Investigate Reports of Abuse at the ICE Irwin County Detention Center

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

Washington, D.C. — On Saturday, September 26, 2020, Congressmen Lou Correa (D-CA) will join his fellow Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and House Judiciary Committee colleagues to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, where multiple immigrant women have alleged hysterectomies and other medical procedures were performed without their consent. 

The Congressional Delegation will also assess conditions related to the spread of COVID-19, with more than 40 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the last several months among detained individuals that pose a greater risk of further contagion among the vulnerable immigrants detained there. ICE does not permit media to inside the facility, but members of Congress will hold a press call after their inspection to share the public their oversight findings.

WHO: 

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members: 

  • Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

  • Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA-44), 2nd Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus 

  • Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-16), Whip of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus  

  • Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16)*, Freshman Representative of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus 

  • Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46)*  

  • Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-50)  

  • Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)  

  • Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29)* 

House Judiciary Committee Members: 

  • Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)  

  • Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (GA-4)  

  • Congressman Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)

WHERE: Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia 

WHEN: Saturday, September 26th, 2020

PRESS CALL: 12:30 pm ET (approximately) Link for press call will be provided upon RSVP.

RSVP: Interested media should RSVP to alex.sarabia@mail.house.gov.

To Contact Congressman Lou Correa's office, contact Andrew.Scibetta@mail.house.gov.

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Rep. Lou Correa represents California’s 46th Congressional District. He serves as Chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and as the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Read more here.