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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Harrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: report

Emergency crews have been dispatched to a sprawling immigration detention center holding a growing number of immigrant families with young children, including infants, nearly a dozen times over the last six months.

Staff at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in rural Texas have dialed 911 to report children with severe fever, broken bones, respiratory distress, seizures, plunging oxygen levels and other medical emergencies, including a pregnant woman who passed out, according to 911 call logs and audio reviewed by NBC News and ProPublica.

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