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A nursing mother detained by ICE in Nashville for nearly three months has finally been released and reunited with her two young daughters — one with Down syndrome — after advocacy groups pushed for her freedom. Detained while en route to a doctor’s appointment, she was breastfeeding her infant and caring for her toddler; her children missed critical medical care while she was held in Louisiana. Despite ICE’s own policy against detaining nursing or postpartum mothers unless extreme circumstances apply, she remains under electronic monitoring — a condition advocates say violates those guidelines. Seeking asylum after fleeing domestic violence in Guatemala, she has no criminal record and has complied with all immigration rules since arriving in 2022. Her case continues as supporters rally for her safety and full reunification.

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