Women's Refugee Commission: Decision to Seek Emergency Treatment at a Hospital or Seek Safety From Abuse At A Domestic Violence Shelter Just Became Much Harder For Millions of Women In Our Country
January 23, 2025
January 23, 2025
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025:
Yesterday, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security announced that the Department is rescinding ICE's Protected Areas (or Sensitive Zones) policy. The policy, some version of which has been in place since 2011, prevents ICE officers from entering sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, child welfare agencies, and domestic violence shelters to arrest and deport migr . . .
Yesterday, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security announced that the Department is rescinding ICE's Protected Areas (or Sensitive Zones) policy. The policy, some version of which has been in place since 2011, prevents ICE officers from entering sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, child welfare agencies, and domestic violence shelters to arrest and deport migr . . .