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EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 5 MIN

Detainees at US immigration centre on hunger strike amid concern over conditions, high suicide rates

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Hundreds of people in an immigration detention centre in the US state of New Jersey are on a hunger strike, according to their families. They're protesting poor conditions inside the Delaney Hall facility. It comes as an investigation found 10 people have died by suicide in immigration detention since President Donald Trump took office at the beginning of last year and launched an aggressive deportation strategy.Hundreds of people in an immigration detention centre in the US state of New Jersey are on a hunger strike, according to their families.They're protesting poor conditions inside the Delaney Hall facility.It comes as an investigation found 10 people have died by suicide in immigration detention since President Donald Trump took office at the beginning of last year and launched an aggressive deportation strategy.

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