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#shackling

The use of restraints on detained individuals, including pregnant women and children. Shackling pregnant people during labor or transport is widely condemned as cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.

1 incident

Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

Deportation and Medical Neglect of Pregnant Women in ICE Custody

ICE deported 363 pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women in 13 months and recorded 16 miscarriages in detention. Women were shackled while miscarrying, denied prenatal care, and subjected to invasive procedures without consent -- all in violation of ICE's own 2021 directive against detaining pregnant individuals.