hunger strike

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Since the start of the detainees strike, the Department of Homeland Security has denied there’s an ongoing hunger strike.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Sen. Kim, who had visited the facility after hearing about the hunger strike, was among those caught in the chemical irritant.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

A group of immigrants at a detention facility in Southern California launched a hunger strike this week to protest inhumane conditions, according to a coalition of immigrant rights groups.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The two men had been on hunger strike since the beginning of their detention, with Abu Keshek also refusing water from 5 May, Adalah said.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Then, again led by Paul and Burns, they went on a hunger strike, a strategy designed to attract public attention to what the denial of women’s right to vote had led to.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler