Re: Protections for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Nursing Women in Immigration Custody Dear President Trump, Secretary Noem, and Acting Director Lyons: We write as pro-life organizations to urge the immediate reinstatement and enforcement of federal protections that prevent the detention of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women, except in truly exceptional circumstances. Pregnancy and early postpartum are medical states that require care that immigration detention facilities ar

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2026 Washington, DC  — A coalition of more than 30 pro-life organizations and thought leaders is calling on the Trump administration to reinstate federal protections preventing the detention of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. In an open letter to President Trump, Secretary Noem and Acting ICE Director Lyons, the coalition argues that immigration policy does not require putting

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — The first time I went to the March for Life, I was five years old. I understood the basic concept in a child-friendly way: killing babies before they are born is wrong, and we march to show that. That year we missed our bus back home, and I thought it was a great adventure! Taking a metro ride was the perfect end to my wonderful day.  I went with my dad and big sister, the two people in the world I felt the safest with besides my own mother, who s

by Timothy Kirchoff — Recently, a number of anti-ICE protestors disrupted a worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul because one of the church’s leaders is also a  Field Office Director for ICE . Department of Justice officials are apparently considering charging these protestors under the FACE Act , which was originally introduced in 1993 by then-Representative Chuck Schumer in order to stop the pro-life protests — some of them violent, even deadly — that had been occurr

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by Timothy Kirchoff — Early in the morning of January 3, 2026, the US military launched an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, which succeeded in its objective of abducting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, apparently to be tried on charges related to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism. As of now, it remains to be seen whether the American government has more evidence of Maduro’s guilt on these charges than they did for the various individuals who were killed without trial i

by John Whitehead — The new year of 2026 has brought a dramatic escalation in the conflict between the United States and Venezuela. The US military attacked Venezuela  on January 3, capturing the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife. This US military intervention comes after months of growing American pressure on Venezuela. The US military has greatly increased its presence in the region around Venezuela and has imposed a blockade  on the passage of sanctioned oi

by Lauren Pope — Yesterday, Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent who shot her three times at point blank range. Many videos released yesterday show her turning away from the agent. I am going to temporarily set aside the question of whether this was a justified use of force, because focusing on that question obscures a larger and more important one. Why was ICE in Minneapolis at all? This was not a neutral or routine law enforcement interaction. Paramilitary federal agents h

by John Whitehead — A group of activists known as a Meta Peace Team  (MPT) traveled to the West Bank this autumn. These activists are committed to “creating a nonviolent alternative to militarism.” During their West Bank work, the MPT collaborated with the Palestinian-led International Solidarity Movement  (ISM).   The MPT and ISM’s joint mission includes “participating in Palestinian-led demonstrations, creatively disrupting activity by the Israeli occupation forces, [and] a

by Sarah Terzo — After the Dobbs  decision was leaked  in May 2022, many media outlets predicted that maternal deaths would rise as a result. More women, they said, would die in childbirth if abortion weren’t available. For example, an article in the Washington Post  said “researchers have estimated that maternal deaths could increase by up to 25 to 30 percent.”  Pro-choice authors Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, in their book I’m Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of