"For over a month, my office has been going back and forth with ICE officials about Andrea's condition. We have been ignored, put off, and frankly, lied to about the treatment she has received while in detention."
"The pain in her body was growing, and her cyst had swelled to the size of a tennis ball. It reportedly became so severe that agents had to take her to the emergency room, but doctors said they couldn't perform surgery while she was still in ICE custody."
"Pedro-Francisco was 16 when she moved from Guatemala to the U.S. with her mother in 2019. There was no warrant for her detention when she and her mother were surrounded by masked men asking for documents."
"Doctors are now concerned her cyst could rupture or cut off her blood supply, emphasizing the critical nature of her medical situation while in detention."
Andrea Pedro-Francisco, detained by ICE before her scheduled surgery for an ovarian cyst, has been denied adequate medical treatment. Despite her severe pain and the cyst swelling to the size of a tennis ball, she has only received Tylenol. Pro-bono lawyers and lawmakers, including Rep. Angie Craig, have expressed frustration over ICE's lack of response regarding her condition. Concerns have been raised about the potential rupture of her cyst or loss of blood supply, highlighting the urgency of her medical needs.
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