---
title: "Open letter to the Trump Administration on ICE detention of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women"
description: "Coalition letter from Rehumanize International, February 13, 2026, to President Trump, Secretary Noem, Acting Director Lyons. Composite 3/12 — incrementalist by implication. “urge the immediate reinstatement and enforcement of federal protections”"
type: "letter"
letter_id: "PL-2026-002"
date: "2026-02-13"
letter_type: "Coalition letter"
lead_org: "Rehumanize International"
recipient: "President Trump, Secretary Noem, Acting Director Lyons"
topic: "Pregnant detainee protections"
shortfall_type: "incrementalist_by_implication"
composite: 3
verification: "primary"
signature_rows: 34
primary_url: "https://secularprolife.org/2026/02/open-letter-about-ice-detention-of-pregnant-women/"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/pl-2026-002.html"
---

# Open letter to the Trump Administration on ICE detention of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women

**Coalition letter** · February 13, 2026 · Incrementalist by implication · composite 3 / 12 · Primary source

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Letter ID | PL-2026-002 |
| Date | February 13, 2026 |
| Lead organization | [Rehumanize International](../letters/orgs/o183.md) |
| Recipient | President Trump, Secretary Noem, Acting Director Lyons |
| Topic | Pregnant detainee protections |
| Type | Coalition letter |
| Verification | Primary source |
| Signature rows | 34 (33 reported) |
| Completeness | Complete from letter text |

## Key language

> “urge the immediate reinstatement and enforcement of federal protections” — Rehumanize International, February 13, 2026

## Scorecard

Composite **3 of 12** — incrementalist by implication. Each dimension is scored 0 (none), 1 (implied) or 2 (explicit); the rationale is the editor's one-line reason for every non-zero score. D2 and D4 are the fault line the abolitionist critique cares most about.

| Dimension | Score | Meaning at this score | Rationale |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D1 Exceptions | 0 | None | — |
| D2 Immunity for the mother (fault line) | 0 | None | — |
| D3 Incrementalism | 1 | By implication — a funding, drug, research, Hyde or Title X letter that takes no abolition position | Policy-restoration ask unrelated to abolition. |
| D4 Opposition to abolition or equal-protection bills (fault line) | 0 | None | — |
| D5 Framing | 0 | None | — |
| D6 Secular framing | 2 | Wholly secular, legal, fiscal, medical or political argument | Medical/GAO framing. |

## Signatories

34 signature rows · 33 reported by the letter · **Complete from letter text.** Full signature block transcribed from the letter itself. Rows are transcribed as printed, in printed order.

| # | Name as printed | Title as printed | Organization as printed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Lauren Pope](../letters/people/i0219.md) | Executive Director | [Rehumanize International](../letters/orgs/o183.md) |
| 2 | [Monica Snyder](../letters/people/i0222.md) | Executive Director | [Secular Pro-Life](../letters/orgs/o027.md) |
| 3 | [Scott Baker](../letters/people/i0136.md) | VP of Public Affairs | [Choose Life Coalition](../letters/orgs/o121.md) |
| 4 | — | Board of Directors | [Feminists Choosing Life of New York](../letters/orgs/o393.md) |
| 5 | [Josh Brahm](../letters/people/i0412.md) | President & Co-Founder | [Equal Rights Institute](../letters/orgs/o394.md) |
| 6 | [Terrisa Bukovinac](../letters/people/i0171.md) | Founder & CEO | [Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising](../letters/orgs/o144.md) |
| 7 | [Kristen Day](../letters/people/i0145.md) | Executive Director | [Democrats for Life](../letters/orgs/o127.md) |
| 8 | [Catherine Glenn Foster, MA JD](../letters/people/i0109.md) | President & CEO | [First Rights Global](../letters/orgs/o207.md) |
| 9 | [Karen Garnett](../letters/people/i0144.md) | Vice President of National Expansion | [Cogency Strategic](../letters/orgs/o126.md) |
| 10 | [Levi Hart](../letters/people/i0413.md) | CEO | [Reach Reproductive Health](../letters/orgs/o395.md) |
| 11 | [Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa](../letters/people/i0414.md) | Founder & President | [New Wave Feminists](../letters/orgs/o396.md) |
| 12 | [Hayden Laye](../letters/people/i0174.md) | Founder & Director | [Pro-Life Greenville (SC)](../letters/orgs/o147.md) |
| 13 | [Maria McFadden Maffucci](../letters/people/i0415.md) | Editor in Chief | [Human Life Review](../letters/orgs/o397.md) |
| 14 | [Monica Migliorino Miller, PhD](../letters/people/i0089.md) | President | [Citizens for a Pro-Life Society](../letters/orgs/o084.md) |
| 15 | [Melissa Ohden](../letters/people/i0187.md) | Founder & CEO | [Abortion Survivors Network](../letters/orgs/o158.md) |
| 16 | [Nelly Roach](../letters/people/i0135.md) | CEO | [Choose Life](../letters/orgs/o120.md) |
| 17 | [Lila Rose](../letters/people/i0011.md) | Founder & President | [Live Action](../letters/orgs/o011.md) |
| 18 | [Eric J Scheidler](../letters/people/i0025.md) | Executive Director | [Pro-Life Action League](../letters/orgs/o024.md) |
| 19 | [Jack Ternan](../letters/people/i0416.md) | Chairman | [American Solidarity Party](../letters/orgs/o398.md) |
| 20 | — | — | [Franciscan Action Network](../letters/orgs/o399.md) |
| 21 | [Dr. Charlie Camosy](../letters/people/i0417.md) | Pro-Life Ethicist | Own name |
| 22 | [Canon Georgette Forney](../letters/people/i0139.md) | President | [Anglicans for Life](../letters/orgs/o123.md) |
| 23 | [Herb Geraghty](../letters/people/i0418.md) | Formerly Incarcerated & Pardoned Pro-Life Activist | Own name |
| 24 | [Lauren Handy](../letters/people/i0419.md) | Formerly Incarcerated & Pardoned Pro-Life Activist | Own name |
| 25 | [Dr. Sean Hutzler](../letters/people/i0420.md) | MD FACEP FAAEM | Own name |
| 26 | [Dan Lipinski](../letters/people/i0421.md) | Congressman US IL-3, Retired | Own name |
| 27 | [Leah Libresco Sergeant](../letters/people/i0422.md) | Pro-Life Author | Own name |
| 28 | [Lois Anderson](../letters/people/i0127.md) | Executive Director | [Oregon Right to Life](../letters/orgs/o111.md) |
| 29 | [Dana DiMattia](../letters/people/i0423.md) | Coalition Organizer | [Virginians for Preborn Justice](../letters/orgs/o400.md) |
| 30 | [Thomas Hill](../letters/people/i0424.md) | Coalition Organizer | [Virginians for Preborn Justice](../letters/orgs/o400.md) |
| 31 | [Elizabeth Edmonds](../letters/people/i0425.md) | Executive Director | [Georgia Life Alliance](../letters/orgs/o046.md) |
| 32 | [Melanie Garcia Lyon](../letters/people/i0426.md) | Indiana Pro-life Activist | Own name |
| 33 | [Jonathon Keller](../letters/people/i0046.md) | President | [California Family Council](../letters/orgs/o042.md) |
| 34 | [Melanie Salazar](../letters/people/i0427.md) | Executive Director | [Pro-Life San Francisco](../letters/orgs/o401.md) |

## Organizations on this letter

26 distinct organizations and 32 named individuals, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

- [Rehumanize International](../letters/orgs/o183.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Secular Pro-Life](../letters/orgs/o027.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Choose Life Coalition](../letters/orgs/o121.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Feminists Choosing Life of New York](../letters/orgs/o393.md) — Advocacy or other, NY
- [Equal Rights Institute](../letters/orgs/o394.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising](../letters/orgs/o144.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Democrats for Life of America](../letters/orgs/o127.md) — Right-to-life group
- [First Rights Global](../letters/orgs/o207.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Cogency Strategic](../letters/orgs/o126.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Reach Reproductive Health](../letters/orgs/o395.md) — Advocacy or other
- [New Wave Feminists](../letters/orgs/o396.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Pro-Life Greenville (SC)](../letters/orgs/o147.md) — Advocacy or other, SC
- [Human Life Review](../letters/orgs/o397.md) — Media
- [Citizens for a Pro-Life Society](../letters/orgs/o084.md) — Legal
- [The Abortion Survivors Network](../letters/orgs/o158.md) — Media
- [Choose Life](../letters/orgs/o120.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Live Action](../letters/orgs/o011.md) — Advocacy or other
- [Pro-Life Action League](../letters/orgs/o024.md) — Advocacy or other
- [American Solidarity Party](../letters/orgs/o398.md) — Political party or office
- [Franciscan Action Network](../letters/orgs/o399.md) — Religious body
- [Anglicans For Life](../letters/orgs/o123.md) — Right-to-life group
- [Oregon Right to Life](../letters/orgs/o111.md) — Right-to-life group, OR
- [Virginians for Preborn Justice](../letters/orgs/o400.md) — Advocacy or other, VA
- [Georgia Life Alliance](../letters/orgs/o046.md) — Advocacy or other, GA
- [California Family Council](../letters/orgs/o042.md) — Family policy council, CA
- [Pro-Life San Francisco](../letters/orgs/o401.md) — Advocacy or other

## Sources

- [secularprolife.org/2026/02/open-letter…](https://secularprolife.org/2026/02/open-letter-about-ice-detention-of-pregnant-women/) — Primary source (https://secularprolife.org/2026/02/open-letter-about-ice-detention-of-pregnant-women/)
- [democratsforlife.org/index.php/articles-…](https://www.democratsforlife.org/index.php/articles-and-op-eds/press-releases) — secondary (https://www.democratsforlife.org/index.php/articles-and-op-eds/press-releases)

## Editorial note

The rubric records distance from the standard published by Abolitionists Rising, not a moral verdict; every organization scored here regards itself as pro-life. Scores are judgment calls applied consistently by the published rubric.