ICE Tried To Separate A San Francisco Mom From Her Baby. She Fought Back.

According to a Department of Homeland Security response to Senate Democrats’
inquiries, 35 mothers of infant children, including 15 who were breastfeeding, and 86 pregnant women were incarcerated in ICE detention centers in February, practices that legal scholars and human rights advocates say violate ICE’s own policies.

The government had deported more than 360 pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding mothers from January 2025 through Feb. 16, the letter stated. At least 16 women miscarried in ICE detention during that time.

In measurable ways, new and expectant mothers are among the most vulnerable targets of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement. In the courts at least, they’re also formidable opponents to that agenda, backstopping successful challenges to the president’s attempts to cancel birthright citizenship and other legal protections.