Lorena Pineda was five months pregnant when masked agents picked her up on a street corner near a San Fernando Home Depot in June. An agent grabbed her from the vending stand she ran with her ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An immigrant rights group calls on the Trump administration to stop detaining pregnant women in federal ...

A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas, Thursday, May 18, 2023. This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra and Mel Leonor Barclay of The 19th. Cary López Alvarado, of Hawthorne, ...