In Florida, a Cuban immigrant has been on hunger strike for over 14 days to protest his detention and inhumane conditions at ICE jails. Pedro Lorenzo Concepción was first jailed at the new detention camp dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” and later transferred to another ICE facility in retaliation for his peaceful action. The 44-year-old was first detained in early July after appearing at a routine ICE appointment. He spoke to the Spanish newspaper El País.

Pedro Lorenzo Concepción: “Since I felt like my life no longer belonged to me, it’s now up to them to decide whether I live or die, because I’m not doing anything by going out onto the streets and continuing to live in this uncertainty, wondering if they’ll come and lock me up for days. They’re not considering the consequences of taking away a person’s freedom.”