A group of 26 female immigrants who are detained along with their children at Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania have entered a hunger strike to protest the fact that they have spent close to a year in custody at the facility, despite claims by the U.S. government that families can only be detained for a maximum of 20 days.
Check out the below articles to read more.
Mothers at US immigration center on hunger strike to protest year in custody
Detained Immigrant Moms Strike to ‘Get Out Dead or Alive’
Mothers in Family Detention Launch Hunger Strike: ‘We Will Get Out Alive or Dead’
Mothers launch hunger strike in migrant family detention center
Spanish Coverage of the Berks Hunger Strike:
Mujeres de centro migratorio en huelga de hambre
Crece huelga de hambre en carcel de ICE que pide liberar a inmigrantes que claman asilo en EEUU
