More Than 250 Reproductive, Civil, Human Rights Organizations Call on ICE to Discontinue Policy on Detaining Pregnant Individuals
More than 250 civil and human rights organizations called on
Though ICE has detained pregnant women in the past, the directive issued by the Trump administration eliminates the general presumption that ICE should not detain pregnant individuals except in extraordinary circumstances and removes critical reporting requirements regarding the treatment of pregnant individuals.
In a letter led by the
Advocates reminded ICE that "No one, regardless of immigration status, should be denied necessary reproductive healthcare. Arbitrary detention of pregnant people also violates international human rights norms."
The letter states that the pregnant individuals in detention have experienced "delayed access to prenatal care, threatening both the pregnant individual's health and the health of their fetus. Some women have tragically suffered miscarriages while being held in detention. Nursing mothers report not being given information about or supplied with breast pumps that would allow them to maintain their milk supply while separated from their children."
"ICE's policy change will likely result in more pregnant individuals in detention and pregnant individuals detained for longer periods of time, thus exacerbating these problems and further endangering the lives of pregnant people," advocates conclude.
In addition to the 276 organizations calling on ICE to reinstitute a presumption of release for pregnant individuals in its custody, several medical and mental health organizations, including the
The full text of the letter can be found here (https://www.reproductiverights.org/sites/crr.civicactions.net/files/documents/ICE%20sign-on%20letter%20FINAL%204.11.18.pdf).
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