Pregnant asylum seeker Angie Rodriguez miscarries in ICE detention after inadequate medical care
Feb 20, 2026·Location: Bakersfield, CA
Country of origin: Colombia

Angie Rodriguez, a Colombian asylum seeker, was detained by ICE following a routine immigration check-in in July 2025 and discovered she was pregnant while in custody at Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California. While detained, she experienced food insecurity, struggling to eat facility meals due to their appearance and smell, with limited alternatives beyond processed foods like instant noodles and chips. She received no adequate prenatal health care or education for weeks after her pregnancy was confirmed. Rodriguez experienced brown discharge and was transported to an off-site hospital where she miscarried. Upon hospital release, she was placed in medical isolation at the ICE detention center before being released. Her case is among more than a dozen documented by the ACLU of pregnant women held without proper medical care at immigration facilities. Rodriguez filed a lawsuit claiming unconstitutional detention, arguing that the stress of sudden arrest, coupled with inadequate food options and lack of prenatal care, may have contributed to the loss of her pregnancy.
Timeline
Sources
- Pregnant immigrants held for months in detention despite rules against it
twincities.com·Dec 8, 2025·archived copy
- Pregnant Women in ICE Detention Suffer Miscarriages, Neglect
ACLU·Oct 27, 2025·archived copy
- 19thnews.org
- ICE keeps detaining pregnant immigrants — against federal policy
WLRN·Oct 27, 2025·archived copy
- Castro alleges poor conditions, pregnant women held at ICE detention center in Dilley
news4sanantonio.com·Feb 20, 2026·archived copy
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