Troubled by New Hunger Strike, Congresswomen Inspect Tacoma ICE Center - The Daily Chronicle

Troubled by new hunger strike, congresswomen inspect Tacoma ICE center - The Daily Chronicle

The beef is served red and raw, or not at all. What’s edible comes in small portions, just 2 ounces of protein, often hours past normal mealtimes, according to advocates. Lunch arrives at 5 p.m., dinner at midnight. And so on Saturday, 140 detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma began their fourth day without food. The hunger strike marks the 20th time this year that detainees have used one of their few tools of resistance to …

Estimated 140 detainees participating in hunger strike at Tacoma ICE lockup

An estimated 140 detainees in the Northwest ICE Processing Center have been on a hunger strike since Tuesday to protest poor conditions and mistreatment by GEO Group, according to migrant activist group La Resistencia. Read more...

Raw beef, late meals spark hunger strike by 140 at Tacoma ICE center

The hunger strike marks the 20th time this year that detainees have used the tool to advocate for better food and medical care, advocates say.

Oregon politician makes unannounced visit to ICE detention center in Tacoma. Here’s what she learned

U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter on Saturday made an unannounced visit to the regional immigration detention center in Tacoma following reports of a hunger strike, inedible food and poor living conditions and said she walked away feeling uncertain about the answers detention officials provided.

US Representatives investigate hunger strike at Tacoma ICE facility

A hunger strike is underway at the ICE facility in Tacoma, according to the activist group La Resistencia. The group told KIRO that around 140 detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center are refusing food in protest of the conditions there.

Troubled by new hunger strike, congresswomen inspect Tacoma ICE center

TACOMA — The beef is served red and raw, or not at all. What’s edible comes in small portions, just 2 ounces of protein, often hours past normal mealtimes, according to advocates. Lunch arrives at 5 p.m., dinner at midnight.And so on Saturday, 140 detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma began their fourth day without food.The hunger strike marks the 20th time this year that detainees have used one of their few tools of resista…