Threat of Deportations Leads to Risky Childbirth for Haitian Mothers

Haitian women are having babies in squalid, unsupervised settings after the Dominican Republic started sending immigration agents to detain migrants at hospitals.Katty Joseph, 20, in the room where she gave birth in the Dominican Republic. She said she delivered on the floor of her home because she feared that seeking care in a public hospital without legal documents could lead to detention or deportation.