Pregnant, lactating, and recently postpartum noncitizens would usually not stay in immigration detention. If detention still happens, the bill limits shackling, requires medical care, and forces public reporting on how facilities treat them.
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Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on S. 916: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects pregnant, lactating, and recently postpartum noncitizens held by immigration authorities. It also affects DHS, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and facilities that hold people for immigration reasons. Those facilities may include local, state, private, or contract facilities working with DHS.
Why this matters: This bill matters because pregnant and recently postpartum people in immigration custody can face health risks from detention, restraints, stress, and poor access to care. The bill tries to reduce those risks by making release the default and setting care rules for the rare cases where detention continues. Its real effect would depend on how DHS writes the rules, trains staff, audits facilities, and enforces the law.
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