[Mr KLC]

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Several migrants at a federal immigration detention facility in Estancia, New Mexico, have gone on a hunger strike to protest alleged mistreatment and health hazards, a legal advocacy organization says.

The migrants began their protest on Monday demanding their release, an end to deportations and an end to “discriminatory” U.S. immigration practices, according to the Albuquerque-based New Mexico Immigrant Law Center.

“The complaints include multiple migrant testimonies that detail alarming personal experiences ranging from egregious filthy conditions, medical and mental health neglect, and insufficient drinking water to prolonged detention, staff misconduct and unlawful retaliation,” the center said in a statement on Wednesday.

The allegations involve U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and private prison operator CoreCivic at the Torrance County Detention Facility.

Border Report reached out to ICE and to Tennessee-based CoreCivic regarding the allegations and is awaiting a response.

The center said the detainees outlined their complaints in a handwritten letter last week. The letter was signed by 12 migrants.

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[magpie878]

They'll happily eat dirt after a few days... keep striking.