January 17, 2018

4th Pregnant Undocumented Teen seeking an Abortion released from Federally Funded Shelter

A pregnant immigrant from El Salvador stands next to a U.S. Border Patrol truck after turning herself in to border agents.  Getty Images
The ACLU is reporting that “Jane Moe,” a pregnant 17-year-old undocumented teenager, was released from a federally funded shelter and transferred to the care of her sponsor on Sunday. This meant she was free to have an abortion, but as of this afternoon, the ACLU is not saying whether she has.

The Washington Post confirmed the account today, reporting, “In a court filing Sunday, deputy ORR [Office of Refugee Resettlement] director Jonathan White said the teen, Jane Moe, had been escorted to her approved sponsor and officially released from government custody.”

“Jane Moe” is the fourth undocumented pregnant teenager in federal custody whose request to abort was at odds with the policy of the Trump administration not to “facilitate” abortions of unaccompanied minors. However once she was transferred to a sponsor, that no longer applied.

However, like the three prior cases (all of whom aborted),this is part of a much larger confrontation.

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