Key Facts

• Representatives Brittany Pettersen, Joyce Beatty and Robin Kelly sent a letter to ICE acting director David Venturella.
• The letter was cosigned by 64 other representatives.
• The lawmakers asked ICE to explain whether it had tried to recover missing data and why it detains pregnant immigrants.
• A 2021 ICE directive says the agency should avoid detaining pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants unless release is barred by law or exceptional circumstances apply.
• The directive also requires ICE to monitor and document the health of pregnant people in its custody and assess whether continued detention is medically advisable.
• ICE internal documents attributed the missing miscarriage data to a change in medical billing providers in October and delays in processing medical claims.
• DHS first said ICE tracked miscarriages in monthly reports, then confirmed it had no data for October 2025 through June 2026.
• The DHS spokesperson denied that pregnant detainees were receiving inadequate care.