Democratic senators are demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security over what they described as the "appalling and horrific treatment" of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women in immigration detention, citing cases of miscarriages, medical neglect and the use of shackles during pregnancy.
In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and private contractors operating an ICE detention facility in Texas, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Mazie Hirono and Jon Ossoff urged the administration to restore a policy presuming the release of pregnant women from immigration custody except in extraordinary circumstances.
