22.01.2014 - 02:22 [ ACLU ]

End Near for Shackling of Pregnant Women

The massive $1.1 trillion spending bill (“omnibus”) passed by Congress last week and signed into law by President Obama includes a significant victory: a provision aimed at ending the atrocious practice of shackling pregnant women in immigration detention facilities.

Yes, you read that right. The shackling of pregnant women being held in immigration detention is still a thing in the United States.