Woman detained by ICE is not getting proper medical care in a Kentucky jail, brother says
A brother of a woman detained by federal immigration agents in Louisville said she has been denied proper medical care for sickle cell anemia while being held in a Kentucky jail. Sarafina Bukirwa, 31, was on her way to… Read the full report at Kentucky Lantern
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- Kentucky Lantern“Woman detained by ICE is not getting proper medical care in a Kentucky jail, brother says From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/30/w...”
- Joe Sonka 😐“UPDATE: A federal judge in Louisville just ordered the release of a Ugandan woman who says she was denied medical care for sickle cell anemia while in custody of ICE.”
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