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ICE: Most Detainees End Hunger Strike
ICE: Most Detainees End Hunger Strike
ICE: Most Detainees End Hunger Strike
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say a hunger strike to protest conditions at the 1,500-bed Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma has mostly abated. The Seattle Times reports all but one of the original protesters resumed eating regular meals as of Friday after a strike that began Monday...
About 400 Washington ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike
About 400 Washington ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike
About 400 Washington ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike
TACOMA  (AP) — Washington immigration activists say about 400 detainees held at an ICE detention center are participating in a hunger strike. The Seattle Times reports a Washington anti-detention group NWDC Resist rallied in front of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma Monday to address living conditions inside the center such as the quality of food, health care and high commissary prices...