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Immigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they’re hungry, raise food quality concerns

Immigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they’re hungry, raise food quality concerns

Immigrants being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in at least seven states are complaining of hunger, food shortages and spoiled food, detainees and immigration advocates say. They say some detainees have gotten sick; others say they have lost weight. In one facility, an incident involving detainees reportedly broke out in part because of food. The food problems …

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