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“Breaking Down Borders” Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 27, 2020

March 27, 2020: Immigrant detainees started a hunger strike to protest the lack of adequate response to the outbreak of COVID-19. By the following day, the number had reached at least 80. As of Sunday, March 29, between 300 and 500 detainees were on strike.

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Hunger Strike at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 26, 2020

March 26, 2020: At least 350 immigrants detained at the for-profit Stewart Detention Center held a hunger strike demanding their immediate release.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Richwood, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 25, 2020

March 25, 2020: A group of detainees held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Richwood Detention Center in Louisiana organized a hunger strike demanding their freedom in the midst of a growing outbreak of COVID-19 in jails, prison and detention

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Hunger Strike at Laval Immigration Holding Centre, Quebec Against COVID-19 Conditions

ByperilousMarch 24, 2020

March 24, 2020: Between ten and thirty people at an immigration detention centre near Montreal began a hunger strike on March 24 to protest the inadequate measures to prevent their exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Their demands include their immediate release as

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Disturbance at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, Louisiana

ByperilousMarch 24, 2020

March 24, 2020: A group of immigrant detainees at the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center were pepper sprayed Tuesday after becoming “physically combative” in the recreation area, according to ICE officials who spoke with BuzzFeed News. Details of the incident are unclear at

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51 ICE Detainees Sign Petition Expressing COVID-19 Concerns

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23, 2020: Immigrant detainees in the Bristol County House of Correction released two letters expressing concerns about COVID-19 and demanding the release of some detainees. One of the letters was signed by 51 detainees.

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Two Protests at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23 and March 25, 2020: Immigrant detainees at the LaSalle ICE Processing Center staged two protests last week in response to concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19 in their facility, according to government documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.

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ICE Detainees in South Texas Protest Over Lack of Response to COVID-19 Epidemic

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23, 2020: Approximately 60 immigrant detainees refused to return to their cell block Monday in protest of a lack of response on the part of the facility to the threat of COVID-19. In response to the protest, guards sprayed the protesters with OC Spray. The event was

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Food Strike at Strafford County House of Corrections, NH

ByperilousMarch 23, 2020

March 23-24, 2020: Half the prisoners in one unit of the Stafford County House of Corrections participated in a food strike on the day the prison began a 22 hour a day lockdown in response to Covid-19.

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ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Glades County, Florida Protesting Inaction on COVID-19

ByperilousMarch 22, 2020

March 22, 2020: Immigrant detainees at Glades County Detention Center in Florida began a hunger strike to protest the facilities negligence and refusal to take adequate measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Three days later, on March 25, the number of hunger

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“Breaking Down Borders” Hunger Strike at Northwest Detention Center in Response to COVID-19

Hunger Strike at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia in Response to COVID-19

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Richwood, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

Hunger Strike at Laval Immigration Holding Centre, Quebec Against COVID-19 Conditions

Disturbance at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center, Louisiana

51 ICE Detainees Sign Petition Expressing COVID-19 Concerns

Two Protests at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, Louisiana in Response to COVID-19

ICE Detainees in South Texas Protest Over Lack of Response to COVID-19 Epidemic

Food Strike at Strafford County House of Corrections, NH

ICE Detainees Hunger Strike in Glades County, Florida Protesting Inaction on COVID-19

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