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ICE ends free phone calls at detention facilities throughout the country
The Detention Watch Network released a press release last week regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cutting access to free phone calls for individuals in immigration detentions.
Deportation protection requested for detained immigrants who reported unsafe working conditions
The Golden State Annex detention center in McFarland, California. By Peg Hunter.
On May 23, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) sent a letter to the U.S.
Immigrant Rights Groups call for action following reports of neglect and systemic failures conditions at GSA detention center
California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (CCIJ) released a press release regarding a letter they sent out to ICE to stop the increased number of people it chooses to hold in its custody at Golden State Annex (GSA), an immigrant detention center in McFarland, CA, on March 12.
Protestors against ICE detention centers and GEO Group demand action
In San Francisco and Fresno, protests were held by the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, survivors of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, and other organizations at the ICE offices.
Kevin McCarthy asked to act as hunger strikes continue
On March 17 — exactly a month since the first day of the hunger strikes — constituents of Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House and Congressman of the 20th District, hosted a peaceful protest in front of his offices and at Yokuts Park in Bakersfield against government benefits and social security being lowered.
McFarland Golden State Annex detainees go on a hunger strike with community support
In early 2020, there was a possibility of a detention center opening in McFarland, a residential area where immigrants make up around 33% of the overall population according to the census.