US EditionICE Provided Medical Care to Pregnant Woman Wanted for Homicide
LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES, JUN 25 – Iris Monterroso-Lemus alleges denial of prenatal care in ICE custody leading to stillbirth; ICE data shows 59% of 2025 arrests involved non-criminals, advocates warn of systemic issues.
- On April 29, 38-year-old Guatemalan detainee Iris Monterroso-Lemus delivered a stillborn baby under armed guard at Louisiana’s Richwood Correctional Center after her pleas for help were ignored.
- After her mid-March 2025 arrest in Tennessee, Monterroso-Lemus was transferred through Illinois, Tennessee, and Alabama before arriving in Louisiana, where care was repeatedly denied as her pregnancy worsened.
- Ochsner LSU Health records, cited by the Nashville Banner, show no fetal movement amid severe abdominal pain, that ultrasound requests were ignored and that two federal guards oversaw her stillbirth.
- Following the viral post, 2.9 million views, lawmakers like Rep. Jayapal condemned the neglect, and DHS called her claims 'absolutely FALSE.'
- Advocates warn that ICE detention facilities like Richwood have a history of neglect, with a 2019 report documenting a similar stillbirth under federal guard.
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