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Tacoma, WA – A wide spectrum of migrant rights activists are rallying at the Northwest Detention Center today through Tuesday, March 11th, in support of the 1200 people detained at the Tacoma facility fasting to protest their treatment and for an end to the weekly deportations. In an interview, one of the strike leaders stated, “We are doing this for our families and for our children. We don’t want to be separated from them.”

Immigrant rights activist Maru Mora Villalpando summarized the growing support. “We are concerned for their welfare and we support their brave stand against inhumane treatment. We are gravely concerned about retaliation, particularly against the hunger strike leaders. We invite everyone to join us. The more attention the strike receives the more limited the retaliation will be.”

A lawyer who first learned of strike when visiting clients at the facility, says that the fast was  inspired when the detained immigrants saw the action outside the gates of the facility that stopped the regularly-scheduled weekly deportation run on February 24. They began the fast on Friday because that is the day that the guards segregate those who will be deported on Monday morning.

A photo of the strikers’ handwritten demands reads:

“Please contact the news.

There’s 1200 people not eating.

-Better food

-Better treatment

-Better pay

-Lower commissary

-Fairness

 

Yesterday radio station KDNA received a call on air from someone identifying themselves as a relative of one of the organizers of the hunger strike.

 

Activistas para los Derechos de Migrantes Apoyan a

1200 Personas en Huelga de Hambre

Vigilias y Manifestaciones de las 12 a las 4

Desde el día de hoy al martes

Tacoma, WA – Un amplio espectro de activistas para los derechos de los migrantes están manifestándose en el Northwest Detention Center (Centro de Detencion del Noroeste) desde hoy hasta el martes 11 de Marzo, en apoyo a las 1200 personas detenidas que están en ayuno en el centro de detención de Tacoma para protestar por el trato y por la deportaciones semanales. En una entrevista, uno de los lideres de estas huelgas comunico: “Estamos hacienda esto para nuestras familias y para nuestros hijos, para no dejarlos solos.”

La activista para los derechos de los migrantes Maru Mora Villalpando resumió el creciente apoyo con estas palabras: “Estamos preocupados por su bienestar y apoyamos su valentía para luchar contra el trato inhumano que reciben. Nos preocupa las represalias que puedan tener, particularmente en contra de los lideres de la huelga de hambre. Invitamos a todos a que se unan a nuestra causa. Entre mas atención reciba esta huelga, menores serán las represalias.”

Un abogado que se enteró de esta huelga cuando visitaba a sus clientes en el centro de detención comentó que la huelga de hambre fue inspirada cuando los inmigrantes detenidos se percataron de la acción del 24 de Febrero que se llevo a cabo fuera de las rejas del centro a fin de parar las deportaciónes semanales. Empezaron su huelga el viernes porque ese es el día que los guardias separan a las personas van a ser deportados la mañana del siguiente lunes.

Una foto de las demandas escritas a mano dice:

“Por favor comuníquense con los medios.

Hay 1200 personas que no están comiendo.

-Mejor comida

-Mejor trato

-Mejor pago

-Precios mas bajos

-Justicia”

Ayer la estación de radio KDNA recibió una llamada al aire de una persona que se identificó como un pariente de uno de los organizadores de la huelga de hambre.

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Tacoma, WA – The organizers of the action that stopped a bus and two vans from leaving the detention facility less than two weeks ago report that a hunger strike involving 1200 people is underway within the Tacoma detention facility to address the deplorable conditions in the Geo-run immigration jail and to call on the President to end deportations.

 Earlier today radio station KDNA received a call on air from someone identifying themselves as a relative of one of the organizers of the hunger strike. It was later verified by people within the facility.

The group has obtained a photo of the strikers’ handwritten demands. It reads:

“Please contact the news.

There’s 1200 people not eating.

-Better food

-Better treatment

-Better pay

-Lower commissary

-Fairness

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