[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 21. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States 
with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 3, line 8, strike the end quote and final period 
     and insert the following:
       ``(4) Pregnant, nursing, and postpartum women.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     not detain an individual pursuant to paragraph (1)(E) who is 
     pregnant, nursing, or in postpartum recovery, unless the 
     Secretary makes an individualized determination that such 
     individual presents a threat to public safety or national 
     security.
       ``(B) Prohibition on shackling.--The Secretary may not use 
     a restraint on an individual detained under the circumstances 
     described in subparagraph (A) if such individual is known to 
     be pregnant, including during labor, transport to a medical 
     facility or birthing center, delivery, or postpartum 
     recovery.''.
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