What ICE’s Data on Pregnant, Postpartum, and Lactating Women in ICE Detention Really Shows
PublishedNew data released on February 16 to Senators Murray and Blumenthal, in response to a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem last September, reveals critical and gravely concerning information about pregnant, postpartum, and lactating women in immigration custody. Senators Murray and Blumenthal were joined by 29 of their Senate colleagues, who signed on to urgently request information about the number, treatment, and care of pregnant, postpartum, and lactating women in ICE custody.
This issue brief, published jointly by Women’s Refugee Commission and the National Immigration Law Center, explains why this data reporting is important, what the data shows, and what we can do about it.
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