not worthy enough for reproductive, which is why she was sterilized. Riddick did not know she was sterilized until after she got married, and Elaine and her husband wanted to grow their family. After finding out that she was also a victim of compulsory sterilization, Riddick's attorney stated that one reason behind compulsory sterilization was that they did not want the less fortunate, disabled people or those who came from a background of criminal behavior to have children. Riddick did file a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina. Riddick did not win because the jury felt that her sterilization was not done against her will. The governor stated that the compensation was out of their budget range. John Railey of the Winston-Salem Journal believed that this was devastating of the decision that was made. He believes that compensation was a way for sorrow. Many other people received compensation for many different reasons, which was so different for Riddick and others sterilized against their will. As of July 19, 2021 it was reported that: Georgia immigration detention center 2020 In Georgia there was a sudden spike within the United States in 2020. Reports show that illegal hysterectomies were performed in Georgia on immigrants at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Irwin County center. The physicians who performed the unnecessary hysterectomies believe that they do not have as much knowledge or authority over themselves due to the women being immigrants. The woman who remained anonymous claimed that she complained to officials at the Irwin County center that the physician Mahendra Amin was performing nonconsensual and invasive procedures. Despite him denying the allegations against himself, his case is still an ongoing federal investigation. After continuing the investigation, one of the nurses named Dawn Wooten came out saying that she felt that this same physician was performing involuntary sterilization. This called for an independent team of medical experts plus nine board-certified OB's to review more than 3,200 pages of medical records from 19 women that had unnecessary hysterectomies performed on them. Afterward, they found a pattern of misdiagnosing and failure to secure informed consent for surgery and other procedures. Nothing has been done for the women who have been forcibly sterilized, but one woman stated that she hopes President Joe Biden will do something about these illegally performed hysterectomies.In 2020, multiple human rights groups joined a whistleblower to accuse a privately owned U.S. immigration