On January 22nd Miriam and her 19-year old daughter Sandra were targeted and pulled over by ICE.

Miriam and Sandra were forced out of their vehicle at gunpoint. Miriam was aggressively thrown to the ground and handcuffed, despite informing ICE agents she was 5 months pregnant.

Upon arrival at the Whipple building, Sandra was given a pregnancy test and tested positive. Both mother and daughter were sent to Texas, but have since been separated in detention.

For weeks, Miriam was experiencing severe and abnormal pregnancy symptoms, and frequently requested to see a doctor. It wasn’t until she fainted and was visibly in a dangerous state that the other women in the detention center organized a noise demonstration; chanting and pleading for Miriam to receive medical help.

Thanks to that action, Miriam was taken to the ER and doctors diagnosed her with a number of complications. ICE agents were handed her medical results and have not shared those details with her. To this day, she has not received medication or treatment and has not received any prenatal care. Despite dietary recommendations from medical practitioners, ICE has not given her a diet that can support her or her pregnancy.

While not an official medical diagnosis, her family and her community have determined that this pregnancy is high risk due to the lack of care in the facility, the nutrient-deficient diet she is receiving, and the plain fact of being incarcerated while pregnant. In addition, her daughter Sandra has yet to be seen by a doctor.

Her community is asking for financial support to support the family during these difficult times. We hope to raise 10k to cover legal representation for both Miriam and Sandra, phone calls to her family from detention, food, and rent for her family waiting for her back home.

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El 22 de enero Miriam y su hija Sandra, de 19 años, fueron detectadas y detenidas por ICE.

Miriam y Sandra fueron obligadas a salir de su vehículo a punta de pistola. A Miriam la tiraron agresivamente al suelo y la esposaron, a pesar de haber informado a los agentes de ICE que tenía cinco meses de embarazo.

Al llegar al edificio Whipple, a Sandra le realizaron una prueba de embarazo y dio positivo. Tanto la madre como la hija fueron enviadas a Texas, pero desde entonces han permanecido separadas en detención.

Durante semanas, Miriam experimentó síntomas de embarazo graves y anormales, y solicitaba con frecuencia atención médica. No fue hasta que se desmayó y se vio en un estado de peligro visible que las demás mujeres del centro de detención organizaron una manifestación ruidosa, coreando y suplicando por Miriam para recibir ayuda médica.

Gracias a esa acción, Miriam fue llevada a urgencias y los médicos le diagnosticaron varias complicaciones. Los agentes de ICE recibieron sus resultados médicos, pero no le han compartido esos detalles. Hasta la fecha, no ha recibido medicamentos ni tratamiento, ni atención prenatal. A pesar de las recomendaciones dietéticas de los médicos, ICE no le ha proporcionado una dieta adecuada para ella ni para su embarazo.

Si bien no existe un diagnóstico médico oficial, su familia y su comunidad han determinado que este embarazo es de alto riesgo debido a la falta de atención en el centro, la dieta deficiente en nutrientes que recibe y el simple hecho de estar encarcelada durante el embarazo. Además, su hija Sandra aún no ha sido examinada por un médico.

Su comunidad solicita apoyo financiero para apoyar a la familia en estos momentos difíciles. Esperamos recaudar 10 mil dólares para cubrir la representación legal de Miriam y Sandra, las llamadas a su familia desde el centro de detención, la comida y el alquiler para quienes la esperan de regreso a casa.

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