Women detained at New Jersey ICE facility join hunger strike over conditions and rights
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Summary
Nearly 40 women detained at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in New Jersey have joined a hunger and labor strike, releasing demands for ICE to release minors, medically vulnerable individuals, and mothers, as well as improve conditions and speed up immigration case processing. The facility, run by private prison operator CoreCivic, has faced widespread condemnation for its conditions. The women's demands are described as 'rooted in basic human rights.'
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They are calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release women under 21, women with medical conditions and mothers.
They are also demanding improved conditions inside the facility and for their immigration cases to proceed more quickly.
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