Pregnant/Postpartum

144 documented incidents tagged “Pregnant/Postpartum” in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.

• Officials clash with ICE at Newark detention center amid hunger strike, mayor arrested

  Oct 5, 2026 · Newark, NJ

• ICE detains record number of pregnant women amid medical care concerns

  Sep 30, 2026

• Venezuelan engineer and new mother detained by ICE at asylum appointment

  Sep 26, 2026 · Dallas, TX

• Pregnant Kenyan asylum seeker detained by ICE during USCIS interview, later released

  Sep 16, 2026 · Tukwila, WA

• Pregnant woman held at Dilley ICE facility denied specialist prenatal care for weeks

  Sep 15, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Woman miscarries at Mesa Verde detention center in California

  Sep 15, 2026 · Bakersfield, CA

• Brazilian woman detained by ICE after 911 call, denied care for miscarriage infection

  Sep 8, 2026 · Burlington, MA

• Mother deported despite bond, others detained in NY snack factory raid

  Sep 3, 2026 · Cato, NY

• Pregnant Venezuelan woman denied bond after ICE detention in Georgia

  Sep 3, 2026

• Pregnant Venezuelan mother detained without medical care after self-deportation interview

  Aug 31, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Deportees flown into Mexico describe shackled flights, dangerous treks home, advocates say

  Aug 26, 2026 · Guatemala City, Guatemala

• Pregnant Mexican woman stopped by deputies, nephew handcuffed by ICE

  Aug 26, 2026 · Lee County, FL

• Honduran mother reunited with breastfeeding baby after judge orders ICE release

  Aug 25, 2026 · Austin, TX

• Pregnant wife left alone after husband detained by ICE post car accident

  Aug 21, 2026 · Kiln, MS

• Pregnant Colombian asylum seeker held over 40 days at Dilley after fake lawyer scam

  Aug 20, 2026

• Pregnant Venezuelan woman detained by Border Patrol in Tucson traffic stop

  Aug 18, 2026 · Tucson, AZ

• Pregnant South African woman detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport, fiancé says arrest unexpected

  Aug 16, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Nursing mother separated from infant and toddler with Down syndrome after ICE arrest, later released

  Aug 14, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• 14-year-old deported while pregnant, giving birth alone in Guatemala

  Aug 11, 2026 · Geneva, NY

• Salvadoran woman loses pregnancy in ICE custody, faces deportation

  Aug 11, 2026

• Pregnant woman loses pregnancy while detained by ICE, denied proper prenatal care

  Aug 11, 2026

• Pregnant woman detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport now held in Nevada facility

  Aug 5, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

• Mexican woman arrested at immigration office, detained in freezing California facility

  Jul 30, 2026 · Fresno, CA

• Women at Louisiana ICE facility report beatings, medical neglect, missing children

  Jul 29, 2026 · Basile, LA

• Woman shackled to hospital bed after miscarriage in ICE detention

  July 29, 2026

• Mexican woman detained at Otay Mesa for nearly four months, alleges forced pregnancy tests and abuse

  Jul 28, 2026 · San Diego, CA

• Pregnant Helena left caring for two sons alone after husband deported by ICE

  July 18, 2026 · Nashville-Davidson, TN

• Nursing mother of four ordered released after judge finds ICE violated detention policy

  Jul 9, 2026 · Basile, LA

• Venezuelan family still held at Dilley sends Katie Britt letter, daughter's drawing pleading for release

  Jul 6, 2026 · Pecos, TX

• Pregnant Colombian woman struck by Border Patrol agent, hospitalized

  Jul 2, 2026 · Douglas, AZ

• Pregnant Azerbaijani detainee files federal habeas petition seeking release from ICE custody

  Jul 1, 2026 · Florida

• Pregnant mothers, working families challenge ICE's mass GPS monitoring policy

  Jun 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

• 48 workers detained in SC casting plant raid, pregnant woman fitted with ankle monitor

  Jun 5, 2026 · Abbeville, SC

• Pregnant Colombian asylum seeker held over 40 days in Texas after fake lawyer scam

  Jun 1, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Pregnant Honduran woman hospitalized multiple times in ICE custody

  Jun 2026 · San Miguel, AZ

• Undocumented immigrants detained in Missouri jail amid overcrowding, inadequate medical care

  May 27, 2026 · Ste. Genevieve, MO

• Pregnant Illinois constituent hospitalized twice while detained at Missouri ICE facility

  May 26, 2026 · Ste. Genevieve, MO

• Pregnant mother and toddler with disabilities detained at Dulles Airport for week without adequate care

  May 26, 2026 · Arlington, VA

• Haitian woman fleeing violence and kidnapping denied U.S. asylum

  May 15, 2026

• Pregnant Venezuelan mother self-deports with three sons after husband detained, family loses home

  May 13, 2026 · Centennial, CO

• Pregnant Venezuelan asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in, miscarries in custody, shackled to hospital bed

  May 12, 2026 · TX

• Mother deported after attempting to give newborn to another woman to pay smuggler debt

  May 11, 2026 · St. Louis, MO

• Postpartum nursing mother detained by ICE after agent impersonated case manager, develops mastitis

  May 8, 2026 · TX

• Woman Still Mourns Miscarriage After ICE Detention, Now Living in Rural Guatemala

  May 7, 2026 · TX

• Mother of two deported while breastfeeding infant, family says baby refuses formula

  April 29, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

• Husband detained by ICE since April, leaving pregnant wife alone with autistic daughter

  Apr 14 · El Paso, TX

• ICE launches 'Birth Tourism Initiative' to target networks facilitating citizenship schemes

  Apr 10, 2026

• ICE detains pregnant Venezuelan woman and 10-month-old baby in Seattle

  Apr 8, 2026 · Seattle, WA

• DACA recipient detained while delivering breast milk to premature daughter in NICU

  Apr 6, 2026 · Weslaco, TX

• Pregnant woman deported despite medical warnings against flying

  Apr 5, 2026

• ICE detains man outside health office while wife seeks prenatal care

  Apr 4, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Pregnant woman held at Eloy for four months, learned at seven months of preeclampsia and her baby's heart condition

  Apr 2026 · Eloy, AZ

• Pregnant woman detained by ICE in Anchorage sees case move to federal court

  Apr 2026 · Anchorage, AK

• Over 5,600 migrant families detained at Dilley center as conditions worsen

  Apr 1, 2026

• Zimbabwean woman lured to airport gate by United, detained two weeks by ICE

  Mar 27, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• Pregnant detainee shackled to hospital bed during miscarriage in ICE custody

  Mar 26, 2026

• Trump administration sends pregnant migrant minors to inadequate Texas shelter

  Mar 26, 2026 · San Benito, TX

• Pregnant woman denied medical care in ICE detention facility

  Mar 24, 2026

• Nursing mother separated from breastfeeding infant at ICE appointment, deported to Cuba

  Mar 23, 2026 · Florida, FL

• Pregnant Nicaraguan woman in ICE custody still denied medical records after hospital visit

  Mar 22, 2026 · Campbell County, WY

• ICE Deported Hundreds of Pregnant and Postpartum Women

  Mar 22, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• Nicaraguan Woman Denied Prenatal Care; Lawmakers Now Seek Her Release

  Mar 21, 2026 · Campbell County, KY

• 363 pregnant and postpartum women deported by ICE in 2025-2026

  Mar 21, 2026

• Nursing mother still detained by ICE in Nashville weeks after arrest

  Mar 20, 2026 · Nashville, TN

• Pregnant woman struck by rubber bullet at LA anti-ICE protest

  Mar 13, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Nicaraguan woman seeks release after suspected miscarriage in ICE custody

  Feb 25, 2026 · Newport, KY

• Pregnant woman deported at 8 months, concealed from congressional inspection

  Feb 23, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Pregnant Cuban woman detained for months without prenatal care, diagnosed with preeclampsia after release

  Feb 20, 2026

• Mother arrested 15 days after giving birth, denied basic care while recovering from cesarean

  Feb 20, 2026

• Pregnant detainee Lucia denied prenatal care, miscarried while shackled in ICE custody

  Feb 20, 2026 · Louisiana, LA

• Woman with valid visa shackled during cross-country transport while pregnant

  Feb 20, 2026 · Louisiana, LA

• Woman detained at routine ICE check-in, miscarries in detention, deported while recovering

  Feb 20, 2026 · Louisiana

• Graduate student detained while pregnant for over 20 weeks, develops eclampsia after release

  Feb 20, 2026

• Nursing mother detained without breast pump, milk dries up during month-long custody

  Feb 20, 2026 · Minnesota

• U.S. citizen arrested while 9 months pregnant, held by ICE before release after citizenship confirmed

  Feb 20, 2026 · Hawthorne, CA

• Pregnant asylum seeker Angie Rodriguez miscarries in ICE detention after inadequate medical care

  Feb 20, 2026 · Bakersfield, CA

• Pregnant women detained at Dilley ICE facility despite federal policy prohibiting detention

  Feb 20, 2026 · Dilley, TX

• US Ramps Up Deportation of Pregnant People

  Feb 16, 2026 · New York, NY

• Pregnant Woman Released After Habeas Petition Following ICE Detention Hospitalization

  Feb 11, 2026 · Brockton, MA

• Burmese refugee mother detained while breastfeeding released by federal court order

  Feb 3, 2026 · Minnesota

• Pregnant migrant girls at Texas facility lack reproductive healthcare access

  Feb 1, 2026 · San Benito, TX

• Venezuelan asylum seeker isolated with newborn after premature birth amid ICE fears

  Jan 30, 2026 · Eagan, MN

• ICE fear keeping pregnant immigrants from prenatal care in Minnesota

  Jan 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• ICE enforcement in Minnesota creates healthcare crisis for immigrants

  Jan 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Sen. Ossoff uncovers 1000+ human rights abuses in immigration detention

  Jan 27, 2026 · Washington, D.C.

• Mother separated from breastfeeding baby by ICE agents

  Jan 25, 2026

• Pregnant Honduran mother detained by ICE, separated from breastfeeding children

  Jan 23, 2026 · Louisiana, LA

• Pregnant woman deported despite court order, attorney says

  Jan 22, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• Postpartum mother's ICE fears prevent family visits after giving birth

  Jan 14, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

• Pregnant woman deported to Nicaragua, says agents pressured her to sign papers

  Jan 8, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

• Dilley Immigration Processing Center detains sick children in worsening conditions

  Jan 2026 · Dilley, TX

• Pregnant woman pinned face-down by ICE agents at Minneapolis mall, witnesses protest

  Dec 25, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN

• Pregnant Nicaraguan immigrant shackled to hospital bed during pregnancy complications

  Dec 8, 2025 · Basile, LA

• ICE detains postpartum mother 15 days after C-section, separating her from NICU baby

  Dec 5, 2025 · Cicero, IL

• Woman who miscarried in Eloy says staff denied she was pregnant, remains detained

  Dec 2025 · Eloy, AZ

• Pregnant Woman Miscarries in ICE Detention, Remains Held Five Months Later

  Nov 1, 2025 · Eloy, AZ

• Breastfeeding mother detained at O'Hare, released after judge orders her freedom

  Oct 30, 2025 · Chicago, IL

• Pregnant woman held in solitary confinement, denied prenatal care, develops eclampsia

  Oct 22, 2025

• Pregnant woman miscarries while shackled in ICE custody, denied timely medical care

  Oct 22, 2025

• Woman denied medical care in ICE custody after miscarriage

  Oct 21, 2025