Mel Leonor Barclay

Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government stepped back.

Trump’s travel ban inspired state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi to first run for office. Years later, she said fighting bigotry and the “chaos” of Trump’s second term is top of mind.

Spanberger’s campaign asked voters to weigh in on Trump’s second term and promised to address cost-of-living issues.

Measures on abortion rights, marriage equality, redistricting and more hung on the balance as voters decided on control of the state’s lower chamber.

Democratic women proved effective messengers in an election focused on the rising cost of living and the effects of Trump’s second term.

“The inhumane treatment of pregnant women by the administration is shameful,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to ICE leadership.

“The inhumane treatment of pregnant women by the administration is shameful,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to ICE leadership.

The Democratic Women’s Caucus is demanding the release of any pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants who are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and who don’t pose a security risk. The group of lawmakers made the demand in a letter to ICE acting Director Todd Lyons, citing “...

Nayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after her daughter's difficult birth. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE.

Rep. Delia Ramirez introduced the resolution criticizing the agency and is urging her party to take a firmer stance against the administration's immigration enforcement agenda.