Pregnant detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are facing inadequate medical care, poor nutrition, and diminished oversight despite federal guidance to avoid detaining them, according to an investigation by The Intercept.
The outlet details the case of "Daniela," a Venezuelan asylum seeker held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, who said she went roughly two months without a prenatal visit with an OB-GYN while experiencing abdominal pain and a COVID infection.
