PHYSICIAN-LAWMAKER MAXINE DEXTER PRESSES FOR ANSWERS ON TREATMENT OF PREGNANT MINORS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES IN TEXAS IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES

Washington, May 11 -- Congresswoman Maxine Dexter issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, one of six Democratic physicians serving in Congress, launched two congressional oversight efforts following visits to immigration detention facilities in Texas housing pregnant unaccompanied minors, infants, children, and families.

Last month, Dexter traveled (https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/04/pregnant-minors-detained-by-ice-oregon-congresswoman-to-investigate-texas-center.html) to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelter in San Benito, Texas and the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, where she raised alarm over barriers to medical care (https://msmagazine.com/2026/04/29/maxine-dexter-s...