Tension is building inside county jails housing ICE detainees. According to advocates, more than 140 men are on hunger strike at the Essex and Hudson County jails. The demonstrations began as the second wave of the coronavirus picked up and county contracts were renewed with the federal agency. Detainees say they have one clear demand: to be released from ICE custody so they can fight their immigration cases from the safety of their homes. Senior Correspondent David Cruz reports.
Hunger strikes, protests part advocates’ strategy against ICE detentions
Advocates say rather than wait around for a change in policy, they hope to force the issue
Senior Correspondent
Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.
