Norma Bowe, a nurse and grandmother, was working at her mobile medical clinic outside the Delaney Hall immigration center when protests broke out there in May. An ICE officer flung her to the ground while she was still wearing her stethoscope. The incident was caught on video.
Legal claims filed across 17 states
Earlier this year, the ACLU filed more than 50 legal claims across 17 states on behalf of people harmed by federal immigration agents. Norma Bowe is one of them.
Why she is fighting back
In today's episode of Stateside with Kai and Carter, Kai Wright speaks to Norma about why she is fighting back, and why her work continues to be vital for family members of people stuck in immigration detention.
Norma wants her day in court.