Andrea Pedro-Francisco, a Guatemalan woman seeking asylum, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 5 February 2026. She is currently detained at the El Paso Service Processing Center in Texas. Andrea has a large ovarian cyst, that she was scheduled to have removed on 11 February. Lacking adequate medical care in detention, Andrea’s health is rapidly deteriorating, causing her extreme abdominal and lower back pain, among other symptoms. We demand Andrea’s immediate release, and until that happens, immediate access to adequate healthcare to prevent further health deterioration and possible death.
