‘They’re Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

Photo: The ICE Aurora Contract Detention Center in Aurora, CO. 08.06.2019. Photo credit: Keith Gardner. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron. Wired – June 25, 2025.

On April 28, a nurse at the Aurora ICE Processing Center near Denver called 911. A woman in custody, four months pregnant, had arrived at the facility’s medical unit, bleeding and in pain. As the staff rushed to get vitals, the dispatcher rattled off questions: How old was she? Was the pregnancy high risk? The nurse hesitated: “She just came to us three days ago.” On 911 audio obtained by WIRED, the dispatcher’s voice cuts in: “Is there any sign of life?” “Have we heard a heartbeat?” “Does she feel any kicking?” “We don’t have the equipment to do that,” the nurse replies. […]

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