People detained at the Northwest Detention Center spell out distress signal, SOS, as they begin the third hunger strike at the facility in three weeks to demand their immediate release  

April 15, 2020Tacoma, Washington — Today, news broke of a hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center in Washington State with approximately 50 people participating to protest their incarceration at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fac…

April 15, 2020

Tacoma, Washington — Today, news broke of a hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center in Washington State with approximately 50 people participating to protest their incarceration at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Hunger strikers then spelled out the distress signal, SOS, in the yard of the detention center with their own bodies to reflect the emergency they are facing and demand ICE release them from detention immediately. 

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» People detained at the Northwest Detention Center spell out distress signal, SOS, as they begin the third hunger strike at the facility in three weeks to demand their immediate release   | cperez | Refugee Watch | https://www.refugee.watch/2020/04/16/people-detained-at-the-northwest-detention-center-spell-out-distress-signal-sos-as-they-begin-the-third-hunger-strike-at-the-facility-in-three-weeks-to-demand-their-immediate-release/ | 2023-03-24T06:38:32+00:00
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