So Many Women Are Miscarrying in Detention Centers That ICE Has Lost Count
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities have been described as inhumane, with subpar living conditions, harsh treatment, and inadequate healthcare. Tragically, a growing number of pregnant women have been incarcerated in these centers, where they are exposed to particularly perilous health situations. A recent Guardian investigation delved into the state of healthcare for pregnant detainees, revealing that ICE has lost track of miscarriages since October 2025.
This alarming oversight highlights the dreadful circumstances faced by pregnant women within federal detention facilities.
An asylum seeker from Nicaragua, Anabell, shared her harrowing experience with the Guardian. After enduring a routine government check-in, she was given two pregnancy tests that both returned positive. However, she was not provided with a standard blood test or prenatal vitamins, and her protein intake remained unchanged. A month later, Anabell began to bleed, prompting her to request medical attention.
Although ICE officers ignored her plea, Anabell eventually managed to convince fellow detainees to convince guards to take her to an emergency room, where she was shackled to a bed and watched over by three ICE agents. Through an interpreter, Anabell learned that she had lost the pregnancy. She has since suffered ongoing health complications, including bleeding, vomiting, rashes, hair loss, and weight loss, without receiving any additional medical care. Anabell expressed her uncertainty about her future to the Guardian.
Sarah Decker, a senior attorney at the Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, stated that it is improbable that ICE is genuinely oblivious to the number of pregnant women in its custody or the deplorable health conditions they endure. Decker noted that many pregnant women detained at the South Louisiana processing center in Basile have reported disclosing their pregnancy to ICE officials, advocating for access to prenatal care and gynecologists, and requiring emergency treatment for complications.
Decker concluded that ICE's desire to obscure the availability of data is intended to conceal the life-threatening medical neglect occurring within these facilities.
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