Rep. Al Green (D-TX) held a press conference Thursday demanding that transgender immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody receive hormones and other specialized medical care.
\n\nGreen appeared alongside representatives of the Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus and the Montrose Center at a press conference addressing what they called the “maltreatment of transgender immigrants.”
\n\nDuring the event, Green read from a letter addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin raising concerns about the treatment of transgender detainees.
\n\n“Dear Secretary Mullin, I write to express my deep concern over reports of hazardous conditions for transgender immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, resulting from deliberate agency policies,” Green read.
\n\nGreen said those policies included denying medical care and removing protections for transgender detainees.
\n\n“In recent months, the federal government has halted the provision of specialized medical care for transgender detainees in at least 10 detention centers across the nation, which experts have warned can cause physical and mental health complications,” he said.
\n\nGreen also criticized the Trump administration for ending a Biden-era policy that reserved certain detention units for transgender women. He said transgender women are now being housed with men or placed in solitary confinement.
\n\nDaron Perez, the TransWellness…
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