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Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

Over a dozen women told advocates and their attorneys that they suffered mistreatment and neglect while they were pregnant and held in immigration custody, including “medical neglect” and substandard care during pregnancy and miscarriage, such as being shackled, placed in solitary confinement and fed with poor-quality food, according to a letter sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and Senate …

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