On top of that, taxpayers will shell out another $167,000 just to dispose of them. A total waste of resources and taxpayers money.

This isn’t an isolated failure. Across the country, ICE detention centers are in a full-blown medical crisis, one hidden behind locked doors and sealed records. With zero congressional oversight.

In just the first few months of this year, 10 of the largest ICE facilities made nearly 400 emergency 911 calls, including:

- 50+ potential cardiac episodes
- 26 seizures
- 17 head injuries
- 6 sexual abuse reports (including staff on detainee)
- Pregnancy complications at more than half of facilities

And that’s just what made it to 911. Most emergencies never leave the gates.

But the system-wide failures go even deeper:

- In Texas, detained adults and children have been fighting for clean water.

- Disabled detainees, like double amputee, are being denied prosthetics and basic medical devices, leaving them immobile and at risk.
- A 68-year-old man died in ICE custody this May during transport in Georgia, no proper medical response, no accountability.

- Miami’s Krome facility has seen multiple deaths amid severe overcrowding and medical neglect.
- The Irwin County Detention Center was exposed for performing invasive gynecological procedures on detainees, often without clear consent.