Sarafinah Bukirwa is a Louisville woman who has sickle cell anemia. Her family said they believe she has not been given her medications.
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- WKYT“A Louisville-area family is calling for answers after ICE detained a Ugandan woman at a Louisville airport. Her family says she was denied critical medication for sickle cell disease for more than 24 hours. Read more here: https://t.co/DtzfYmv5ay https://t.co/qIioAJD6UK”
- WKYT“A family is calling for answers after ICE detained a woman at an airport. Her family says she was denied critical medication for over 24 hours⬇️ Details: https://www.wkyt.com/2026/07/30/kentucky-congressman-demands-answers-after-ice-detains-woman-with-sickle-cell-disease-louisville-airport/”
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