These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. by Melissa Sanchez and Anna Clark, illustrations by Antoine Maillard for ProPublica October 14, 2026, 7:42 am

These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. by Melissa Sanchez and Anna Clark, illustrations by Antoine Maillard for ProPublica October 14, 2026, 7:42 am https://www.propublica.org/article/domestic-violence-immigrant-victims-ice-detention?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river Reporting Highlights Dangerous Consequences: Immigrant women across the U.S. have been detained by federal officials after calls to police about domestic violence. Some say they were the victims. A Tight Sisterhood: At an immigration detention facility in west Michigan, many domestic violence victims have leaned on one another to survive months in custody. Eroding Protections: The Trump administration has tried to dismantle some of the protections that victims of domestic violence once counted on to avoid deportation.