"In March, a pregnant Tennessee woman was by ICE and sent to a prison in Louisiana, where she spent days being ignored despite requesting medical attention. She ultimately lost her pregnancy at about 20 weeks, and then, for a harrowing three days, was made to carry her " " fetus, as she told the Nashville Banner in May."
"A letter from Judge Edgar Anibal Arteaga Lopez to the Juzgado de Paz, which handles criminal and civil cases, dated May 13, shows that an order had been issued revoking the arrest warrant, granting immediate release, and directing that her name be removed from any outstanding warrant databases. The judge also notified the director-general of the National Civil Police in Guatemala City that the arrest warrant had been rendered void. It is not known wh"
A pregnant Tennessee woman in ICE custody was transferred to a Louisiana prison in March and repeatedly denied requested medical attention. She miscarried at about 20 weeks and was forced to carry the fetus for three days. DHS publicly accused her of lying about detention conditions and falsely labeled her a murderer, citing an old arrest warrant. The woman was deported to Guatemala in early May. Four days after arrival, a judge revoked a 2011 arrest warrant, ordered immediate release, and directed that her name be removed from outstanding-warrant databases.
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