Immigrants Held At ‘Inhumane’ ICE Facility Start Hunger Strike
Conditions at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the high desert of Southern California are so bad that at least 20 people detained there have declared a hunger strike.
“There are many people suffering here. This is the only way we have to raise our voice, this is a call to stop the suffering and respect our dignity as human beings,” read a statement written by the strikers that was read during an press conference held online Wednesday morning. It was put on by a coalition of advocacy groups.
The immigrants at the Adelanto ICE detention complex have not eaten since Tuesday, organizers said.