Op-ed | Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention

Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention

Lora Strum, Managing Editor, ACLU *Names have been changed to protect identities Shackled and chained while miscarrying, denied prenatal care, given inadequate food and water—these are the conditions that pregnant women in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention must endure. Despite its own directive advising against detaining pregnant individuals, ICE has increasingly held pregnant immigrants in facilities across the country, where …

Op-ed | Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention

The ACLU and partner organizations have documented numerous cases of pregnant women in ICE detention being denied prenatal care, suffering miscarriages, and receiving inadequate food and medical attention, calling for immediate release and reforms.