Línea Abierta : Immigrant Detainees on Hunger Strike.




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Summary: Immigrant Detainees on Hunger Strike. Hundreds of detainees at Tacoma's immigration detention center, one of the largest in the nation, have refused to eat their meals for five days demanding better conditions at the for-profit center and protesting current deportation practices. An immigrant organizer and a relative of a fasting detainee join this program from a protest outside the facility. Guests: Maru Mora Villalpando, organizer, Latino Advocacy, Seattle, WA, www.latinoadvocacy.org , spokesperson for Not One More Campaign, www.notonemoredeportation.com ; Verónica Noriega, wife of a detainee and striker at the Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma, WA.