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Bounchan Keola was hurt when a tree fell on him while he was helping fight a deadly wildfire
Many of the women had been deported or released from immigration custody after the allegations first emerged
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The deficiencies included medical care, admission and release, staff-detainee communication and phone access
The sheriff's office said it stands by its response and is awaiting results of a "truly independent investigation"
The Justice Department and lawyers for several of the women agreed that immigration authorities wouldn't carry out any deportations until mid-January
"I'm just asking for a second chance to live this American life and to be a firefighter," Bounchan Keola said
Lawyers said at least seven others at the Irwin County Detention Center have received word that they could soon be removed from the country
The detention center was found to excessively strip-search detainees and failed to provide detainees with two hot meals a day
Officials say they're following CDC guidelines despite criticism from those held inside since the first outbreak began
The complaint alleges COs used torture to coerce Cameroonian immigrants in the facility to sign deportation documents
Medical experts found an "alarming pattern" in which Dr. Mahendra Amin allegedly subjected the women to unwarranted gynecological surgeries
They came one vote short of passing a ban on ICE officers and a ban on honoring ICE "holds" on inmates
The lawsuit alleged that the Sheriff's Department routinely held people in jail for days, weeks or even months beyond the dates of their release
Under the ruling, at least four immigration detention centers with the capacity to house approximately 5,000 people would be phased out over the coming years
In addition to allegations of nonconsensual gynecological procedures, lawmakers recounted stories of extreme unsanitary conditions
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