BREAKING: Pregnant migrant women say they're being mistreated in detention centers, despite the Trump administration's claims buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/pre…
While the national focus has been on family separations, the Trump administration quietly introduced another policy months ago: the detention of pregnant women not yet in their third trimester.
We spoke to three women who had miscarriages while in custody.
We spoke to three women who had miscarriages while in custody.
From December 14, 2017, to April 7, 2018, there have been a total of 590 pregnant women booked into ICE custody, per the agency.
As of April 7, 2018, there were 35 pregnant detainees in custody.
As of April 7, 2018, there were 35 pregnant detainees in custody.
Before the new policy, ICE was under an Obama-era directive not to detain pregnant women except in extreme circumstances or in relatively rare cases of expedited deportation.
The new directive states women won't be held into their third trimester, and ICE is responsible for ensuring pregnant detainees receive adequate medical care, but we've found evidence that it's not being followed.
