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The American Civil Liberties Union Wednesday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release detainees who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

The nonprofit and its partner organizations said they have met with more than 12 women held in ICE processing centers in Basile, Louisiana, and Lumpkin, Georgia, including some of whom were pregnant, or who had recent miscarriages while in detention.

In a letter to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons and other agency officials, the ACLU described what the woman said they have experienced.

“These women reported gravely troubling experiences of shackling, use of restraints, and solitary confinement; delayed and substandard prenatal care; denial of prenatal vitamins; inadequate food and water; medical care provided without informed consent; lack of interpretation and translation in medical encounters; and medical neglect leading to dangerous infection after miscarriage,” the letter said.

“Our interviews indicate that ICE has issued detainers, arrested, and taken pregnant individuals into custody, even after they have informed officers of their pregnancy, in violation of agency guidance,” the ACLU and other organizations said.

For context: A 2021 ICE policy states “individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing” should not be detained, arrested or taken into custody for violating immigration laws, except in “exceptional circumstances.”

CNN has reached out to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security for comment about the ACLU’s letter.

In August, DHS responded to allegations about the treatment of pregnant women in immigration detention, saying they “receive regular prenatal visits, mental health services, nutritional support, and accommodations aligned with community standards of care.”