The US -Episcopal Conference responds to the Trump administration decision to cancel the policies that protect pregnant and post -birth women detained in the US Customs Protection and Border Protection Office.
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The US Episcopal Conference issued a statement in response to the recent cancellation, by the current US government administration, to direct the customs office and border protection – CBP – which attended the needs of pregnant women and in the postpartum, as well as newborns, while they were detained in CBP.
The rejection of the basic needs “does not forgive”
“The deep anxiety and not overlooks it” is the measures that aim to ensure the basic security of pregnant mothers and their young children in the government custody. “
The policy that has been canceled has set the minimum interest standards for these women and children detained in CBP: they had to receive food and water, formulate children and a safe place to sleep and regular monitoring and be “in the less restricted environment.”
The US Episcopal Conference during the General Assembly
The reason for the abolition of this policy was that it is “outdated or not in line with the current trend of the agency and with the priorities of the application of the Immigration Law.” In addition, another policy related to the care of detained persons with medical risk conditions has been canceled. There are no new guidelines to replace the canceled policies.
It was proven that immigrants are arrested
In their statement, the bishops repeated their message about “the confirmed damage that the arrest of immigration causes families, especially young children.” They warned of “neglect and abuse, even if they were not intended”, which endangered the lives of mothers and children.
The American bishops emphasized that the disturbing decision to cancel policies amplifies to the extent that “the administration increases the arrest of families rather than choosing safer and more profitable alternatives.”
The statement stressed that “the protection of pregnant mothers and their children cannot be considered” outdated. “
At the end of its statement, UscB urged the administration to restore instructions that increase the attention and protection of this “weak population with detention from the government.”
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