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October 30, 2015

27 Women in For-Profit Immigrant Detention Center on Hunger Strike 
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In Texas, 27 women detained at a for-profit immigrant detention center
say they're on a hunger strike to demand their immediate release. Most
of the women are from Central America, which has seen a surge in
migrants fleeing violence and abuse. They are held at the T. Don Hutto
Residential Center in Taylor, Texas, as they apply for asylum. The
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency denies there is a hunger
strike. This comes as another hunger strike by 14 South Asian asylum
seekers held at Louisiana's for-profit La Salle Detention Center enters
its 12th day.

 

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