Around 300 women held at immigration detention centers in Arizona face dangerous delays in health care and widespread mistreatment, according to a new study by the University of Arizona, the latest report to criticize conditions at such centers throughout the United States.
Researchers examined the conditions facing women while in the process of deporting them at three federal immigration centers in Arizona. An estimated 3,000 women are being held nationwide.The study concluded that immigration authorities were too aggressive in detaining the women, and as a result, they experienced severe hardships, including a lack of prenatal care, treatment for cancer, ovarian cysts and other serious medical conditions.
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