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The missing records affect oversight of pregnancy-related health care for immigrants in federal custody and leave lawmakers without a complete count of reported outcomes. The article does not provide the number of people affected.
HEALTH POLICY & CARE • UNITED STATES
Lawmakers seek ICE records on pregnancy losses and hospitalizations in detention
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Democratic lawmakers are asking ICE to disclose miscarriages, stillbirths and pregnancy-related hospitalizations among people held in its custody. The Guardian reports that ICE failed to record this data from October 2025 through June 2026.
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