She Learned She Was Pregnant in ICE Detention. After She Miscarried, Officers Cuffed Her to a Hospital Bed.

A woman detained by ICE in Texas discovered she was pregnant only after intake medical screening at a detention facility, then miscarried in custody and was cuffed to her hospital bed by federal officers, according to Dallas Morning News reporting. Her case adds to a documented pattern this year of pregnant detainees shackled during emergency care, denied prenatal visits, and returned to detention while still bleeding; advocacy groups have recorded at least 16 miscarriages and 363 pregnant or postpartum women deported between January 2025 and February 2026.