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Hundreds of Refugee Women on Hunger Strike in Texas

HeadlineNov 04, 2015

Hundreds of refugees and migrants are now on hunger strike at the all-women T. Don Hutto detention center in Austin, Texas. The vast majority of the women are asylum seekers fleeing violence in Central America. They are demanding an end to abusive treatment—and their immediate release.

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