Coalition Letter to ICE Deputy Director Homan Regarding the Detention of Pregnant Individuals

April 11, 2018 Thomas D. Homan Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 500 12th St. SW Washington, D.C. 20536 Dear Deputy Director Homan: As organizations that are committed to protecting civil rights and human rights, we are deeply concerned about the new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) directive—issued on December 14, 2017, and made public on March 29, 2018—which eliminates the presumption that ICE should not detain pregnant individuals except in extraordinary circumstances and removes critical reporting…

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