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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2026

Substandard Healthcare and Hazardous Facility Conditions: A Thematic Analysis of a US Immigration Detention Facility's Call Logs.

Michaela Whitelaw, Andrew Sieben, Eliot Blum, Anette Dekker, Amy Zeidan

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Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Michaela WhitelawRush University Medical Center, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA. memwhitelaw@gmail.com.
Andrew SiebenEmory University, Atlanta, United States.
Eliot BlumEmory University, Atlanta, United States.
Anette DekkerUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States.
Amy ZeidanEmory University, Atlanta, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities have been criticized for medical mismanagement and lack of transparency of health care and outcomes. In this study we analyzed call logs from individuals detained in a southern Georgia ICE detention facility to better understand the specific medical challenges they faced. Thematic analysis of 254 call logs identified three primary themes: mismanagement of medical and psychiatric conditions; detention as the cause of mental health symptoms, and concerns related to facility operations and conditions. Reports described delays in healthcare delivery, hazardous facility conditions, and deterrence from seeking medical care due to fear of segregation. Our results contribute to growing literature highlighting medical mismanagement and substandard conditions in ICE facilities.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsEmigration and ImmigrationAdultFemaleGeorgiaHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleUnited StatesDetentionHealth DisparitiesImmigrant health

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