US bishops urge DHS, ICE to avoid arrest, detention of pregnant mothers
April 18, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The chairmen of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Pro-Life Activities and Migration asked the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the senior official of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “avoid the arrest and detention of pregnant and postpartum mothers, absent exceptional circumstances.”
“Doing so would be consistent with this Administration’s recent pro-life actions,” said Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, and Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas.
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