Georgia NewsAs ICE arrests surge under Trump, the Irwin County Detention Center is holding immigrant detainees for the first time since 2021.Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla is a 1,296-bed jail from Louisiana-based LaSalle Corrections, with which ICE contracts to hold immigrant detainees. It is set to be reopened. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)Oct 15, 2025A jail that was once at the center of a controversy about the standard of gynecological care received by immigrant women is once again receiving immigrant detainees, a Department of Homeland Security official told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. 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The Trump administration, however, is reopening the facility. 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The center was shut down after an explosive whistleblower complaint alleging many female immigrant detainees received unnecessary and abusive medical care. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2021),raey nehw tsav siht eht eht dehpargelet xat gnidneps tes dessap tuo fo erutcurtsarfni ni dah gnidnuf rof artxe noisnapxe reilrae noitneted yb noillib llib neeb dna .ycnega snacilbupeR s’ECI A 57$ — — lliw ot ot eht taht tnacifingis noiger llup ecneserp srenwo tuo ytinutroppo slaiciffo lacol ylekil si ni emoh gniworg gnidnapxe cimonoce cimonoce debircsed .seitinummoc ssenisub gnirb .wolb sa dna dna ydaerla a a trawetS htuoS gnissecorP niwrI nI s’ECI s’ECI s’ECI ECI aigroeG notskloF noitneteD ytnuoC retneC retneC ,1202 Lautaro Grinspan is an immigration reporter at The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.Lautaro Grinspan is an immigration reporter at The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.