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November 24, 2020

9 Asylum Seekers Continue Hunger Strike in New Jersey's Bergen County Jail
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In more immigration news, nine immigrants being held at the Bergen
County Jail in New Jersey have been on hunger strike for nearly two
weeks. The prisoners are demanding their release amid growing concerns
over the spread of COVID-19 in the crowded and squalid facility. Several
of them have health problems, including kidney disease, making them more
vulnerable to worsening COVID symptoms.


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