Most pregnant women taken into custody last year had no prior criminal record, according to the report. The GAO said the majority of pregnant detainees were held for 15 days or less. ADBut a breakdown shows that the Trump administration has held more pregnant women for longer periods than previous administrations. ICE detained 92 pregnant women for longer than 15 days in 2016, but last year officials held 615 pregnant women longer than that, some for several months. ADLawyers for pregnant women say it is unfair to force women to remain in jail, fighting nausea and other pregnancy symptoms, while pleading their asylum cases.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2019 22:10 UTC