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Tennessee Immigration & Refugee Rights Coalition
Coverage of Tennessee Immigration & Refugee Rights Coalition in the Nexus archive.
Amnesty Internationalorganization1Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Centerorganization1Sanctuary of the Southorganization1Southern Poverty Law Centerorganization1ACLU of Louisianaorganization1Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)organization1Department of Homeland Security (DHS)organization1Louisianaplace1Nashvilleplace1breastfeeding motherperson1asylum claimtopic1
- ICE separated nursing mom from infant, toddler, against its own rules, advocates say
Human rights organizations have filed a complaint against ICE for detaining a breastfeeding mother of two young children since May, alleging violations of ICE's own policies against detaining nursing parents. The mother, with a pending asylum claim and no criminal record, is held in Louisiana 700 miles from Nashville, separated from her infant and toddler, one of whom has Down Syndrome and medical issues.