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Mexico Asks US for Answers About Alleged Migrant Detention Abuse
News 18Mexico said on Wednesday said it had formally requested a report from US authorities regarding alleged negligent practices in US immigration detention centers, citing accusations of sexual abuse and unauthorized hysterectomies. In August, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reported allegations of a guard sexually abusing detainees including a Mexican woman at an El Paso immigration detention center. It said Mexico had activated consular protection mechanisms and that consular personnel had increased attention at the detention centers to ensure rights were respected, the ministry said. The nurse’s allegations of improper medical procedures on detainees at the Irwin County Detention Center were filed on Monday to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General by advocacy groups Project South and the Government Accountability Project.
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