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Migrants Launch Hunger Strike at Two Private ICE Detention Centers in California

HeadlineAug 07, 2024

In California, a group of migrants jailed at two private Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers have relaunched a labor and hunger strike, protesting dire conditions and demanding fair wages for detained migrant workers. The hunger strikers are also calling for an end to the excessive use of solitary confinement at Mesa Verde and Golden State Annex and for the facilities to shut down. Many of the detained migrants and asylum seekers are paid only $1 a day to perform janitorial duties and other jobs at the facilities, which are operated by the GEO Group. The hunger strikers have reportedly faced heavy retaliation for taking part in the peaceful protest.

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