Migrants Risk Their Lives During Hunger Strikes Inside ICE Detention, Part 2

70 Million

EpisodeNov 4, 202429m

Migrants Risk Their Lives During Hunger Strikes Inside ICE Detention, Part 2

70 Million

EpisodeNov 4, 202429m

In California, force-feeding detainees on hunger strike is illegal, but in Texas it’s legal. In part two of this mini-series, investigative reporter Jesse Alejandro Cottrell speaks with a former ICE detainee about the conditions inside ICE detention, the hunger strike he led, and the legality and morality of force-feeding strikers. Find an annotated transcript at our website here. Find more information—including transcripts and resource guides—visit 70MillionPod.com (Here). Follow @70MillionPod.

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