{"id":2662379,"date":"2026-09-16T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-al-green-demands-hormones-for-transgender-illegals-in-ice-detention\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:33:54","slug":"rep-al-green-demands-hormones-for-transgender-illegals-in-ice-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-al-green-demands-hormones-for-transgender-illegals-in-ice-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Al Green Demands Hormones for Transgender Illegals in ICE Detention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-al-green-demands-hormones-for-transgender-illegals-in-ice-detention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2662379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Democratic Representative al Green publicly advocated for the provision of gender transition hormones to illegal immigrants detained by immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).He expressed concerns over reported hazardous conditions for transgender detainees and criticized agency policies that allegedly deny necesary medical care, including hormone therapy. Green compared withholding hormones to depriving prisoners of legitimate healthcare, emphasizing the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-proclaims-using-wrong-pronouns-could-be-an-act-of-violence-do-they-remember-what-happened-in-nashville\/\" title=\"Uni says using &#039;wrong&#039; pronouns may be violent. Remember Nashville?\">respecting individuals&#039; gender identities<\/a> and ensuring access to medical treatments regardless of their legal status. His call received support from advocates like Daron Perez of the TransWellness program. Despite his efforts, Green was defeated in a recent primary runoff after over 20 years in Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green demanded last week that illegal aliens receive gender transition hormones in federal facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker read a letter he had written to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, calling on him to provide the substances to self-proclaimed transgender detainees in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI write to express my deep concern over reports of hazardous conditions for transgender immigrants,\u201d Green read from his letter.<\/p>\n<p>Green blasted the \u201cdeliberate agency policies\u201d under which illegal aliens are denied \u201cmedical care\u201d \u2014 especially the \u201cremoval of protections for transgender individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker said that a lack of gender transition hormones can cause\u00a0\u201cphysical and mental health complications.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Al Green holds a press conference demanding hormones for \u201ctrans\u201d ICE detainees<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransgender immigrants should not have to wonder: Will I receive my hormones? Will my identity be respected?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Woke 1 sure was crazy, huh? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/el5hbk9FM3\">pic.twitter.com\/el5hbk9FM3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/2098113136045838834?\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Green also bemoaned that \u201ctransgender women\u201d \u2014 males who call themselves females \u2014 are either \u201cwith men or in solidarity confinement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daron Perez, the TransWellness program coordinator at the Montrose Center, spoke at the conference and called for access to the hormones, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/09\/10\/al-green-holds-press-conference-demand-hormones-trans-ice-detainees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Breitbart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransgender immigrants should not have to wonder, \u2018Will I receive my hormones? Will my identity be respected? Will I be safe? Will anybody care?\u2019\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing detained should never mean losing your dignity, your safety, or access to necessary medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Al Green: \u201cTransgender immigrants should not have to wonder: Will I receive my hormones? 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