Referencing a recent report from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and partner organizations, The Independent details medical neglect and harrowing abuses against pregnant women inside ICE detention. Advocates say these conditions reflect a pattern of systemic abuse and a dangerous rollback of protections for pregnant detainees under the current administration. 

Senior U.S Staff Attorney, Sarah Decker, said, “There’s really no circumstance where detention is the appropriate setting for someone who’s pregnant.”

Read the full story here. 

Read our letter calling for the end of detention for pregnant women here.