Detained immigrants at US ICE facility launch hunger strike over prolonged detention

73 immigrants detained at a privately run ICE facility in Georgia has launched a hunger strike. A group of at least 73 immigrants detained at a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Georgia has launched a hunger strike, protesting prolonged detention and alleged poor conditions inside the centre, according to advocates and family members.The hunger strike began Tuesday at the Folkston D Ray James ICE Processing Center in south-east Georgia, which is operated by private prison company GEO Group under a contract with ICE. The facility, a former state prison, currently houses around 2,200 detainees, according to the latest ICE data cited by the Guardian.The protesters, most of whom are asylum seekers, are demanding their release while their immigration and asylum cases continue through the US court system.Georgia ICE detainees demand release, family reunificationThe protesters published an open letter signed by 45 detained men, some of whom have been held at the facility since October 2023. They have called on Congress, judges, advocacy groups and the public to highlight their cases and urged ICE to release them.The group is also seeking protection from r...