{
  "id": 14441302,
  "title": "These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/these-women-were-trying-to-escape-domestic-abuse-ice-detained-them",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T11:42:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPublica",
    "slug": "propublica",
    "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/domestic-violence-immigrant-victims-ice-detention"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The women in question were victims of domestic abuse, not abusers, according to their own statements to police, attorneys, and anyone else who listened. Despite this, they were all taken to North Lake Processing Center, an immigration detention facility in Michigan, and placed in jumpsuits marked with red to indicate a high security risk. The women spoke of the men who had threatened to deport them and cut them off from their children, as well as those who had physically assaulted them. They found support in each other within the confines of the cold cellblock. One woman, Pilar, had tried to leave her abusive boyfriend but was arrested after accusing him of abusing her. Another, Leya, stopped calling her daughter \"Mamá\" after being detained with her abusive ex. These women had initially sought help for their abusive relationships, only to be arrested on domestic violence allegations and subsequently handed over to ICE. The arrest and detention of domestic violence victims is a consequence of a policy meant to keep them safe. Law enforcement officers are encouraged to make arrests under probable cause of domestic violence, which can lead to mistaken identification of victims as abusers and their subsequent detention by ICE. There is no comprehensive way to track these occurrences, but ProPublica spoke with victims detained together in North Lake and reviewed police records of others detained there as well. These stories highlight the dangers faced by immigrant survivors of domestic violence, who are now more scared, systematically targeted, and quickly arrested and deported. A lawsuit has been filed by a coalition of immigrant survivors and advocates, arguing that these changes not only undermine public safety but also violate federal law and policy.",
  "summary": "The post These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. appeared first on ProPublica .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}