Pregnant Venezuelan mother held by ICE without proper care after self-deportation interview
A Venezuelan family, including a mother seven months pregnant and their 7-year-old son, was arrested during a self-deportation interview instead of being helped to leave. She has reportedly not received proper medical care at the Dilley detention facility.
Aug 31, 2026Dilley, TXCountry of origin: Venezuela

A Venezuelan family, including a father, a mother who was seven months pregnant, and their 7-year-old son, was arrested by ICE during an interview for DHS's self-deportation program, according to Fwd.us president Todd Schulte. Rather than assisting the family in leaving the country as promised, DHS incarcerated them, and the mother has reportedly not received proper medical care while detained at the Dilley family detention facility.
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