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Detained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strike

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At least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and Folkston facility’s ‘violations’A group of people detained inside a privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Georgia have launched a mass hunger strike this week to protest against their prolonged detention and the facility’s conditions, according to…

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