ICE Hides Pregnant Detainees, Calls It 'Transparency'
The Intercept's reporting reveals ICE's refusal to provide updated statistics on pregnant detainees, a stark reversal from previous administrations. While ICE claims 'privacy concerns,' this opacity conveniently allows the agency to avoid scrutiny over detainee conditions. This isn't a glitch; it's a feature of a system designed to operate in the shadows, where the vulnerability of pregnant
individuals becomes just another inconvenient data point to suppress. The previous administration, for all its faults, at least provided some data, but now it seems 'Make America Great Again' includes making information disappear. Ignoring the well-documented risks pregnancy poses in detention—from inadequate medical care to increased rates of miscarriage and stillbirth—the government's silence
speaks volumes. It's almost as if denying the data makes the problem cease to exist, a magical thinking approach to human rights. How many lives, both born and unborn, must be endangered before basic human compassion, let alone governmental accountability, becomes a priority?