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Workers at the Hennepin County facility say ICE officers have restrained patients in defiance of hospital rules and stayed at their sides for days.
AP also consulted with an outside physician, and they all affirmed that his injuries were inconsistent with an accidental fall or running into a wall.
ICE officers believed he was attempting to escape after he got up and took a few steps.
The Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, did not respond to repeated requests for comment on Castañeda Mondragón’s injuries.
ICE officers have entered the hospital with seriously injured detainees and stayed at their bedside day after day, staffers said.
The hospital reminded employees that ICE officers are not permitted to access patients or protected information without a warrant or court order. »