The hunger strike by more than 40 immigrants from India at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement El Paso Processing Center has ended after a week protesting their detention while seeking political asylum.
Detainees From India End Hunger Strike At El Paso Ice Processing Center
By Lorena Figueroa / El Paso Times, El Paso Times
Thu, 04/17/2014 - 10:08pm
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Topics: Texas El Paso County El Paso
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