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US Government Seeks Medical Records of Trans Youth


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Ossoff cited, among other public reporting, a June investigation by WIRED that revealed a pattern of medical crises at 10 of the nation’s largest ICE facilities, with incidents ranging from pregnancy complications and suicide attempts to seizures, head injuries, and allegations of sexual assault. In a subpoena issued earlier this year to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Washington Post reports, the Department of Justice sought an extraordinarily broad range of information about care for trans minors dating back to 2020. The push to expand research partnerships, however, contrasts with reporting in the New York Times this week that the FBI may be moving away from its traditional role as an intelligence agency, with plans to lower recruiting standards and focus more on street crime.

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