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Human rights organization Amnesty International on Monday published a letter calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide the medical records of Nicaraguan asylum seeker Anabell, a woman recently released from ICE custody that experienced, and was treated for, a miscarriage while detained.
The letter, addressed to ICE Field Office Director Sam Olson, expresses the urgency and need for the medical records so that Anabell may understand the care that she received, of which no information was provided to her at the time of the treatment. Amnesty International contends that this blatant mistreatment potentially violates both US constitutional law and international human rights law.
Anabell was unlawfully arrested in February 2026 after a routine check-in, or appointment, with ICE officers. She found out that she was pregnant shortly after her arrest and received no prenatal care, even though federal policies require it, and was made to engage in forced labor, causing severe pain and bleeding. In late March 2026, after submitting an urgent medical request detailing life-threatening symptoms, she was taken to a hospital for a miscarriage, and received no information about the care that she was provided there- care that resulted in continued pain, numbness, and hair loss.
Amnesty International previously wrote to Olson calling for Anabell’s release from detention after learning that she had been placed in solitary confinement multiple times and her physical health was severely declining. On October 30 2026, a judge ruled her arrest unlawful and she was finally released.
There is no publicly available, regularly updated data on the number of pregnant or postpartum women in ICE detention, however data released by ICE to US senators in February 2026 indicates that, at that point in time, there were 86 detained pregnant women and 35 detained postpartum women. Additionally, over the course of a year, nearly 400 pregnant, postpartum, or lactating women were deported.
Pregnant women in custody have described being stripped of their humanity and forced to endure horrific conditions while detained, resulting in severe pain, mental and physical trauma, and in some situations miscarriages. ICE has been urged by figures such as Congresswoman Julia Brownley to publicly document the realities of detention for pregnant women and to comply with federal law and their own policies on the matter. Under ICE Directive 11032.4, agents should not arrest or detain “an individual known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing, unless exceptional circumstances exist.” Additionally, they are required to record and provide information concerning the medical conditions of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women in custody.
Amnesty International indicates that Anabell’s treatment, and the treatment of women like her, violates the international human right to health, which specifies that states “shall ensure to women appropriate services in connection with pregnancy, confinement and the post-natal period, granting free services where necessary, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.”
Additionally, it conveys that “special protections” should be provided to women during a reasonable period before an after childbirth. This safeguard is enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and, as the US is party to the treaty, is legally binding.
Amnesty International not only calls for the release of Anabell’s medical records, but also for US authorities to hold up these protections for women and hold ICE accountable for violating federal law and policies.
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The letter, addressed to ICE Field Office Director Sam Olson, expresses the urgency and need for the medical records so that Anabell may understand the care that she received, of which no information was provided to her at the time of the treatment. Amnesty International contends that this blatant mistreatment potentially violates both US constitutional law and international human rights law.
Anabell was unlawfully arrested in February 2026 after a routine check-in, or appointment, with ICE officers. She found out that she was pregnant shortly after her arrest and received no prenatal care, even though federal policies require it, and was made to engage in forced labor, causing severe pain and bleeding. In late March 2026, after submitting an urgent medical request detailing life-threatening symptoms, she was taken to a hospital for a miscarriage, and received no information about the care that she was provided there- care that resulted in continued pain, numbness, and hair loss.
Amnesty International previously wrote to Olson calling for Anabell’s release from detention after learning that she had been placed in solitary confinement multiple times and her physical health was severely declining. On October 30 2026, a judge ruled her arrest unlawful and she was finally released.
There is no publicly available, regularly updated data on the number of pregnant or postpartum women in ICE detention, however data released by ICE to US senators in February 2026 indicates that, at that point in time, there were 86 detained pregnant women and 35 detained postpartum women. Additionally, over the course of a year, nearly 400 pregnant, postpartum, or lactating women were deported.
Pregnant women in custody have described being stripped of their humanity and forced to endure horrific conditions while detained, resulting in severe pain, mental and physical trauma, and in some situations miscarriages. ICE has been urged by figures such as Congresswoman Julia Brownley to publicly document the realities of detention for pregnant women and to comply with federal law and their own policies on the matter. Under ICE Directive 11032.4, agents should not arrest or detain “an individual known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing, unless exceptional circumstances exist.” Additionally, they are required to record and provide information concerning the medical conditions of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women in custody.
Amnesty International indicates that Anabell’s treatment, and the treatment of women like her, violates the international human right to health, which specifies that states “shall ensure to women appropriate services in connection with pregnancy, confinement and the post-natal period, granting free services where necessary, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.”
Additionally, it conveys that “special protections” should be provided to women during a reasonable period before an after childbirth. This safeguard is enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and, as the US is party to the treaty, is legally binding.
Amnesty International not only calls for the release of Anabell’s medical records, but also for US authorities to hold up these protections for women and hold ICE accountable for violating federal law and policies.
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