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"Harris and other advocates recognize that menopause is having a moment, and they want to bring it to women and LGBTQ+ people behind bars." https://19thnews.org/2026/09/menopause-women-prison-kwaneta-harris/ via @19thnews@flipboard.com #PublicHealth #menopause #WomensHealth #incarceration #prisons

"A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas said Thursday that she went into a cold sweat as two armed men approached her while she walked to Sunday Mass in her habit, thinking about the day’s Bible readings and carrying little more than her rosary and cellphone." https://apnews.com/article/nun-arrested-ice-texas-d4937d291570e9b151add91c36020dd4#PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #detention #incarceration #DHS #texas

Please share this petition. The more signatures we collect, the harder it will be for Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, Monster, The Arora Group, and other healthcare job boards to ignore their role in recruiting medical workers for ICE detention facilities. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-indeed-linkedin-and-healthcare-job-boards-stop-helping-ice-detention-centers-hire-doctors-and-nurses #healthcare #physicians #nurses #MedStudents #unions #labor #immigration #ICE #incarceration #detention #action #advocacy

"An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces died from an allergic reaction while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows." https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-ice-custody-death-allergic-reaction-1f5e596f5def3e9f0ba79ad9af329426 #PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #DHS #incarceration #deportation #USpol