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ALT Three women, representatives of DSA, stand in front of a large columned structure with a Colombian flag flying on top.
ALT ALL EYES ON ICE AT DELANEY HALL. Support the labor and hunger strike. What's going on? Since Friday, May 22, hundreds of detainees in Newark's Delaney Hall ICE prison are on a coordinated hunger and labor strike. There are reports of poor living conditions, abuse and neglect, and inadequate medical care resulting in avoidable deaths. There is escalating retaliation, intimidation and punitive transfers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Geo Group guards against detainees, as well as violent retaliation against protesters including US citizens outside the facility. Strikers are calling for: One, An immediate in-person meeting with New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill at Delaney Hall to observe conditions and hear testimony from detained individuals. Two, The immediate release of vulnerable detainees including elderly individuals, pregnant women, young people, and those with serious medical conditions. Three, meaningful review of immigration cases and habaeus filings.
ALT Four, an end to what detainees describe as coercive pressure to sign eportation or voluntary departure documents. Ways you can help. One, go to Delaney hall (at 451 D-O-R-E-M-U-S avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07105. There is power in numbers. Donate money at give butter dot com slash d-h free them all. Call your representatives using the apps titled "5 Calls" that you can search for on the app store. You can also contact Governor Mikie Sherrill's office at 6-0-9, 2-9-2, 6 thousand.
ALT Democratic Socialists of America endorse Meg Anandarangam, Plainfield City Council Ward 1. Photo of Meg, an Indian-American woman wearing a white button-down shirt, blue-grey tie, and grey jacket. She has gold glasses and long black hair.
