Immigrant Detainees Held by ICE Are Going On Hunger Strikes

WAMU 88.5 | By Matt Katz

Published December 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM EST

Immigrant detainees in the U.S. are often illegally held in county jails by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Activists in New York and New Jersey want ICE to release detainees now.

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