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Hunger Strike Ends at Tacoma ICE Center | Seattle News
Over 140 detainees at Tacoma’s ICE facility ended a nearly week-long hunger strike over inedible food, inconsistent meals, and lack of medical care — the 20th such protest this year. Reports revealed alarming conditions: burned plastic, metal strings, worms in meals, unsafe water, mold, and dirty laundry. GEO Group agreed to offer new food options and larger portions to end the strike. Congress members visited unannounced amid an outside protest, touring the kitchen but barred from the medical wing. Immigrant rights group La Resistencia, active for over a decade, has supported 20 strikes this…
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