Cristina Parker

DETAINED WOMEN FACE RETALIATION FOR HUNGER STRIKE



 

By Eric Galatas, Public News Service

Credit: PhanuwatNandee/iStockphoto

November 9, 2015 (Austin, Texas) – Detained women seeking asylum in the U.S., who launched a hunger strike last week, are facing retaliation from ICE agents, according to the advocacy group Grassroots Leadership.


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