[USA] Immigration Quandary: A Mother Torn From Her Baby / New York Times, 17 November 2007
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JULIA PRESTON
"Federal immigation agents were searching a house in Ohio last month when they found a young Honduran woman nursing her baby. The woman is an illegal immigrant and was taken to jail to await deportation. Her 9-month-old daughter who was born in the US and is a citizen, was put in the care of social workers. The decision to separate a mother from her breast-feeding child drew strong denunciations from Hispanic and women’s health groups. Last week, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency rushed to issue new guidelines on the detention of nursing mothers, allowing them to be released unless they pose a national security risk."