Category: Vice
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Jeff Sessions Could Determine the Fate of Countless Abused Women
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to take domestic abuse off the list of reasons for allowing asylum in the US. In doing so, he would send untold numbers of women back to their abusers.
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ICE Doubles Down on Its Barbaric Treatment of Pregnant Women in Detention
Last week, ICE announced that pregnant women will no longer be automatically released from detention. It’s a cruel policy—but nothing new for the agency, which was accused months ago keeping pregnant women locked up in horrific conditions.
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‘I Wanted to Die’: How Pregnant Women Suffer in ICE Detention
Jennye Pagoada Lopez says she was four months into a high-risk pregnancy when she miscarried while in ICE custody. But ICE officials insist she was never pregnant in their care.