“Medical personnel merely took her to a small room, and left her bleeding alone without informing her of what was happening,” according to the letter. 'Medical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.'
Lucia required a blood transfusion because of how much blood she had lost, and she was informed at the hospital that she had suffered a miscarriage, the letter says, adding that she was then returned to ICE custody, where she still experienced 'abdominal pain and heavy bleeding' a month after her miscarriage. Lucia has since been deported, according to the advocates."
~ Daniella Silva
"Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say"
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