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Further ‘Exposing Cruelty of Trump,’ ICE Ends Policy Limiting Detention of Pregnant Women

New policy aimed at furthering Trump’s goal of “increasing the number of people subjected to detention, without any regard to particular health needs or other vulnerabilities including pregnancy.”

By Julia Conley, staff writer for CommonDreams. Published 3-29-2018

Immigration officials will abandon efforts to spare most pregnant women from detention, according to new guidance issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan.

The announcement, made in a memo written by Homan last December but not revealed until Thursday, was condemned by immigrant rights advocates.


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