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An immigrant rights group calls on the Trump administration to stop detaining pregnant women in federal immigration custody facilities, citing inadequate care.

Women detained while pregnant report being shackled during transport, placed in solitary confinement, and denied adequate food and water in Louisiana and Georgia.

The Department of Homeland Security defends its care as meeting community standards, but has declined to disclose how many pregnant women are currently held.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Women taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents while pregnant say they received inadequate care in a letter Wednesday that calls on the Trump administration to stop holding expectant

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