A shocking report has uncovered the terrible truth about the abuse of pregnant women and children in ICE detention centers during Donald Trump’s presidency.
The report highlights a disturbing pattern of human rights violations in U.S. immigration detention facilities, raising serious concerns about how the current administration is handling immigration enforcement.
Warning: The following gives some detail of awful conditions in ICE facilities.
The detailed document, put together by the office of Senator Jon Ossoff from Georgia and found by NBC News, lists 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since January 20, 2025, when the second Trump administration began. The investigation has faced major obstacles, with Senator Ossoff’s office claiming that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has blocked their efforts.
According to reports, DHS has prevented investigators from fully accessing detention centers and has limited their ability to speak with detainees. This is something that is always serious and would result in an immediate lawsuit in a regular prison.
It’s worse in the ICE centers than you think
The allegations in the report are widespread and deeply troubling, covering many forms of mistreatment. Some of the worst claims include deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, and especially cruel treatment of pregnant women and children.
These findings come at a time when immigration enforcement has sharply increased under the current administration. Data shows that in June 2025, the average number of daily immigration arrests rose by 268% compared to June 2024.
Most of those detained had no criminal record. This surge in arrests has overwhelmed detention centers, which are now holding over 13,500 more people than they were designed for. While problems in immigration detention centers existed before this administration, the aggressive crackdown on immigrants has made the situation much worse.
Senator Ossoff’s report includes specific examples that show how serious the alleged abuses are. There are 41 credible cases of physical or sexual abuse of detainees in DHS custody. Even more alarming, some detainees faced punishment or retaliation after trying to report abuse. For example, since January, at least four emergency calls to 911 were made from the South Texas ICE processing center, reporting sexual abuse.
The treatment of pregnant women is especially horrifying, with 14 credible reports of mistreatment. In one case, a pregnant woman asking for medical help was told to just drink water. Another heartbreaking account describes a pregnant woman bleeding for days before DHS staff took her to a hospital, where she was left alone to miscarry without water or medical care.
Meredyth Yoon, an immigration attorney and litigation director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta was named in this report, The report said, “The detainee who miscarried described to Yoon witnessing and experiencing ‘horrific’ and ‘terrible conditions’, the attorney said, including allegations of overcrowding, people forced to sleep on the floor, inadequate access to nutrition and medical care, as well as abusive treatment by the guards, lack of information about their case and limited ability to contact their loved ones and legal support.”
The report also reveals terrible mistreatment of children, some as young as two years old (including U.S. citizens) while in DHS custody. Eighteen such cases are documented, showing a pattern of neglect and harm. One involved a 10-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from brain surgery who was reportedly denied follow-up medical care.
Despite these detailed accounts, the Department of Homeland Security has strongly denied the claims. An assistant secretary stated that reports of poor conditions in ICE detention centers are false and that all detainees receive proper meals, medical care, and ways to contact lawyers and family members.
Published: Aug 6, 2025 02:56 pm