“Arbitrary and Abusing Power”: Pregnant and Lactating Mothers Illegally Detained by ICE Reaches Alarming Rates

A recent investigation by The Intercept shows that the amount of pregnant and lactating mothers being taken into ICE Detention has skyrocketed over the last year. The numbers are hard to detect given the Trump Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are no longer required to publish reports on the conditions from ICE Detention Centers after the passing of the most recent federal spending bill.However, Congressional reports and medical records show evidence of this concerning pattern that is splitting up families nationwide and is illegal under ICE’s 2021 Guidelines.Radio Catskill’s Genevieve Hartnett spoke with  Juana Cortes de Torres,  Director of the Legal Immigrant Rights Project at Rural and Migrant Ministry in South Fallsburg, about any indications of these detentions in Upstate New York and how all of us can be better neighbors to those who may be at risk.