Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving basic prenatal care and screenings
TL;DR
- ICE is detaining a record number of pregnant women and teenagers.
- Detained pregnant women report difficulties accessing medical care, including for miscarriages and pregnancy complications.
- ICE has lost data on miscarriages occurring after October 3, 2025, citing a change in its medical accounting system.
- Advocates and legal experts state that pregnant detainees are not receiving adequate prenatal care and that the lack of data hides medical neglect.
- A 2021 directive instructs ICE to avoid detaining pregnant individuals unless there are exceptional circumstances, but attorneys report this is not consistently followed.