# Pregnant women miscarrying in ICE detention

> Immigration authorities recorded 18 miscarriages in nine months but stopped tracking the data, obscuring a health crisis.
- Title: Pregnant women miscarrying in ICE detention · Futurism
- Summary: Immigration authorities recorded 18 miscarriages in nine months but stopped tracking the data, obscuring a health crisis. ICE is deliberately not counting…
- Keywords: ice, immigration, detention, pregnancy, miscarriage, healthcare, trump administration, medical neglect, asylum seekers, human rights, women's health, science
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ice-immigration-federal-government-pregnancy-miscarriage-detention
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-09-18T18:29:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ice, immigration, detention, pregnancy, miscarriage, healthcare, trump administration, medical neglect, asylum seekers, human rights, women's health, science
## 18 miscarriages in nine months
During Trump's first nine months back in office, ICE recorded 18 miscarriages among women in its custody. The agency stopped tracking data after October 2025.
## Deplorable conditions in detention
ICE facilities are marked by poor living conditions, inadequate treatment, and a severe lack of quality healthcare. Pregnant women face particularly nightmarish circumstances.
## Anabell's story of neglect
A Nicaraguan asylum seeker named Anabell tested positive for pregnancy but received no prenatal vitamins or standard blood tests. When she started bleeding, ICE officers ignored her pleas for medical care.

> I told them I need to see a doctor
## Shackled during emergency care
After fellow detainees forced guards to take Anabell to an emergency room, she was shackled to a bed and monitored by three ICE agents while learning she had miscarried.
## Ongoing health complications
Anabell continues to experience bleeding, vomiting, rashes, hair loss, and weight loss with no additional medical care provided. She remains uncertain about her future.

> I don't know what is going to happen to me
## ICE deliberately hiding the data
Sarah Decker, a senior attorney at the Kennedy Human Rights Center, says ICE is aware of pregnant women in custody and their medical crises but is intentionally obscuring data to cover up life-threatening neglect.

> their desire to kind of obfuscate the access that people have to this data is intended to cover up
## Key takeaway

ICE is deliberately not counting miscarriages among detained pregnant women, making it impossible to know the true scale of medical neglect in immigration facilities.