U.S. watchdog investigating immigration detention center tied to allegations of improper hysterectomies

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said at a congressional hearing on Wednesday that the department's internal watchdog is investigating a Georgia immigration detention center tied to allegations of improper hysterectomies and other gynecological procedures.

Wolf said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general would interview people at the facility on Wednesday and Thursday, but cautioned that "some of the facts on the ground" did not back up the allegations.