{"id":9167,"date":"2017-11-02T17:18:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T00:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rop.org\/?p=9167"},"modified":"2019-06-06T07:15:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:15:55","slug":"immigrants-hunger-strike-retaliated-rural-jail","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/rop.org\/zh\/update\/immigrants-hunger-strike-retaliated-rural-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"\u7edd\u98df\u79fb\u6c11\u5728\u519c\u6751\u76d1\u72f1\u906d\u5230\u62a5\u590d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t19 immigrants and refugees detained at a public county jail in The Dalles went on hunger strike Wednesday\"\"

NORCOR\u00a0is a public jail located in The Dalles and funded by Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam counties. NORCOR has had a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since 2014 and houses people the federal government wants detained for immigration purposes\u2014even though Oregon law expressly prohibits using state or local public funds for federal immigration enforcement. Immigrant and refugee detainees and supporters have been organizing to improve conditions within the jail and end Immigration and Custom Enforcement\u2019s contract with NORCOR. November 1st marked exactly six months since the first immigrant hunger strike at NORCOR, which lasted six days in early May.<\/p>\n

Hunger strikers are being retaliated against for daring to organize for dignity. <\/strong>Hunger strikers were moved into a separate, isolated dormitory. With no explanation, their\u00a0commissary items were confiscated. At least one hunger striker has been transferred to another detention facility. Hunger strikers were told if they don’t like the conditions at NORCOR, they will be transferred to facilities that are infamous for their horrible conditions on the other side of the country, as far away as Alabama. An ICE officer interviewed hunger strikers in attempt to identify hunger strike leaders, and strikers remained strong and in solidarity with one another — all claiming leadership. When the ICE officer told hunger strikers that they are<\/span> being manipulated by clergy and outside groups, they responded,\u00a0“The hunger strike is ours. The clergy and groups are our voice on the outside because we have no voice.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bTogether we can<\/strong><\/span> take action to amplify the hunger striker’s demands and raise visibility! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n