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El Salvadoran woman missed week of HIV medication during transfer between ICE detention facilities

Jun 5, 2026

Country of origin: El Salvador

El Salvadoran woman missed week of HIV medication during transfer between ICE detention facilities
Photo via washingtontimes.com

An El Salvadoran woman missed an entire week of HIV medication when she was transferred from a Colorado detention facility to a county jail in Wyoming without adequate coordination of her medical care. Detainees are frequently moved across the country without warning, interrupting critical treatment. Her case exemplifies the systemic failure to maintain continuity of medical care during transfers across ICE's sprawling detention system.

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