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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/theyre-not-breathing-inside-the-chaos-of-ice-detention-center-911-calls/
- Published: 2025-06-27T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.wired.com Related articles: ICE holding a record 59,000 immigrant detainees, nearly half with no criminal record, internal data show – CBS News Florida Proposes Turning Former POW Camp Into Migrant Detention Center – Newsweek ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds – ABC News Canadian officials press US government for details on Canadian citizen who died in ICE custody at a Florida detention center – CNN Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades prison ignores both environment and history – Florida Phoenix Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio