Hunger Strike at Michigan ICE Detention Facility Prompts Calls for Investigation

Hunger strike at Michigan ICE detention facility prompts calls for investigation

BALDWIN, MI - An ongoing hunger and work strike at a northern Michigan immigrant detention center prompted legal groups to push for a Congressional investigation.

Hundreds of detainees resume hunger strike at Michigan’s largest immigration detention center

Information about what is happening inside the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan — the largest immigration detention center in the Midwest — depends on who is telling the story. According to civil society organizations and detainees inside, hundreds of detainees have gone on a hunger strike in protest of the “inhumane” conditions. For the federal government, however, no such strike is happening, and the center meets — and even ex…

Lawmakers and Activists Demand Answers After ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike at Michigan Facility

Lawmakers and civil rights groups in Michigan are demanding an independent investigation of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. The initiative came after immigrants under custody in the privately operated ICE facility launched a hunger and labor strike to protest what advocates described as medical neglect, inadequate food, and prolonged detention.