Women held at much-denounced Ice detention camp sign on to hunger strike
Summary
Dozens of women detained at the Delaney Hall immigration facility in New Jersey have started a hunger and labor strike. They are asking ICE to release certain detainees, improve living conditions, and speed up their immigration cases.Key Facts
- The strike involves nearly 40 women held in unit 1 of Delaney Hall, a private detention center run by Geo Group.
- The women want ICE to release detainees under age 21, those with medical issues, and mothers.
- They demand better conditions, medical care, legal help, family visits, safe water, and protection from abuse.
- Delaney Hall opened last year under a 15-year, billion-dollar contract between ICE and Geo Group.
- Earlier strikes by over 300 men at the same facility led to protests and a police crackdown using pepper spray, Tasers, and teargas.
- Detainees and advocates say ICE and Geo Group have responded with retaliation like canceling visits, removing communication devices, and transferring detainees.
- Lawmakers and activists have visited the facility and reported poor medical care, bad food, and neglectful treatment.
- The strike comes after President Trump signed a $70 billion spending bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies.
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