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November 17, 2023

100+ Imprisoned Immigrants in Washington State Launch Hunger Strike
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Over 100 immigrants held at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma,
Washington, have started a hunger strike protesting indefinite detention
and other inhumane and dangerous conditions. They're denouncing
Immigration and Customs Enforcement for failing to properly handle and
resolve immigration cases. The group La Resistencia says at least 25 of
the hunger strikers have been placed in isolation. Northwest is run by
the for-profit prison corporation GEO Group.


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