Shelters Thousands: Immigrant Minors and Memo

shelters thousands: The American Civil Liberties Union posted the memo as part of its ongoing lawsuit over abortion access for immigrant minors in custody, according to Metro News. The document describes how the teen was raped in her home country and believed she had become pregnant as a result. The memo is addressed to Scott Lloyd, director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which shelters thousands of unaccompanied immigrant minors in the U.S. without legal permission. According to the memo, written by the Office of Refugee Resettlement's deputy director, she told a doctor during her first pre-natal visit that she wanted an abortion. In later visits, the teen reported the pressure her mother and a potential sponsor were putting on her to keep the pregnancy. The teen disclosed to the medical doctor that she preferred to harm herself rather than to continue with her pregnancy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.