Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention center urgently requires surgery that she is being denied
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Andrea Pedro Francisco, a 23-year-old Guatemalan woman detained at the Camp East Montana facility in El Paso, urgently needs surgery for an ovarian cyst that has caused her severe pain. After being detained by ICE in Minnesota on August 11, 2025, she was hospitalized but returned to detention without the necessary procedure. Despite recommendations from multiple doctors stating she is at high risk for complications, ICE has denied her surgery and outside medical evaluations. Advocates and family members are concerned about her deteriorating health, as her condition could lead to infertility or other serious complications if untreated.
AI summary · Source: KRGV (NBC 5) →
