Immigrant Advocates Demand Changes at New Jersey Detention Center

Activistas del grupo de La Resistencia -entre ellos Maru Mora Villalpando en el primer plano-, que buscan el cierre del Centro de Detención del Noroeste, NWDC, en Tacoma, WA, protestan en una 'cadena humana' contra las condiciones de reclusión de los inmigrantes ahí detenidos. Foto: Cortesía de La Resistencia.
Amid intense debates in Congress over funding for ICE, the private immigration detention center Delaney Hall in New Jersey has become a flashpoint in immigration policy. A hunger strike by detainees escalated into clashes outside the facility. Lawyers and activists say dignified treatment and respect for detainees’ human rights is a national imperative. José López Zamorano reports on this situation from Washington, D.C.
Photo: Courtesy of La Resistencia
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