Here's How the System to Report Problems in ICE Detention Has Failed Immigrants

Here's how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants

Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes.

Hunger Strike Over Poor Food Quality at NWDC Concludes

After nearly a week, more than 140 immigrants detained in the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) have concluded their hunger strike in protest of inedible food, often served at irregular hours. The action marked the 20th hunger strike in the Tacoma facility this year. Detainees in the center’s G3 unit began the protest last Tuesday, and were joined by detainees from the G4 unit the following morning. The participants then established contact with…

Estimated 140 detainees participating in hunger strike at Tacoma ICE lockup

TACOMA — An estimated 140 detainees in the Northwest ICE Processing Center have been on a hunger strike since Tuesday to protest poor conditions and mistreatment by GEO Group, according to migrant activist group La Resistencia.