Thread: SWAT TEAM BREAKS UP HUNGER STRIKE RIOT AT IMMIGRATION JAIL

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/nyregion/21jail.html

Jail Protest by Immigrant Detainees Is Broken Up by Agents
By NINA BERNSTEIN
Published: January 20, 2010
Agents in riot gear from Immigration and Customs Enforcement tried to break up a hunger strike by detainees at the Varick Federal Detention Center in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, three detainees at the center said Wednesday in telephone interviews.

Matthew Chandler, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, denied that there was “a sustained hunger strikeâ€

When someone is slammed in prison awaiting deportation, that means that they have been found guilty as charged. And what were these horrible conditions underlying a hunger strike? Perhaps not getting the cable channel they wanted?

Hopefully this is nothing more than illegal aliens starving themselves again for media attention. Detention centers know that eyes are watching.

They should beg to go home, with their families, inside of being here illegally and complaining. Before they go, they need to be photographed, fingerprinted, etc.


Psalm 91

I dont know why these people are being detained at all. They are not here legally so they should be immediately deported. If they want to appeal their deportation, then let them fight the case from their country of origin. I think the whole case should be able to be done via paper so they dont have to physically appear. They can pay for their own lawyer. If they cant prove they are here legally ...deport them. Except in some rare instances where they have lost their passport or something like that.

Originally Posted by vortex

When someone is slammed in prison awaiting deportation, that means that they have been found guilty as charged. And what were these horrible conditions underlying a hunger strike? Perhaps not getting the cable channel they wanted?

Hey they are criminals...they must like where they were being housed /jailed because when they heard it was being closed they started a hunger strike....makes sense to me!!!!!

Kathyet

The reason they don't want it to close is because the detention center is conveniently located in the heart of NYC, and they have easy access to counsel. If it closes they will be transferred to remote jails in other states making it more difficult for their lawyer to visit them and fight their cases. That is what the activists and Sen. Chuck Schumer are screaming about.

Originally Posted by ICEstorm

The reason they don't want it to close is because the detention center is conveniently located in the heart of NYC, and they have easy access to counsel. If it closes they will be transferred to remote jails in other states making it more difficult for their lawyer to visit them and fight their cases. That is what the activists and Sen. Chuck Schumer are screaming about.

Too bad for them. Criminals don't get a choice of jails. They are here illegally, why should they need legal counsel? Shut it down, process them and DEPORT them!

Originally Posted by miguelina

Originally Posted by ICEstorm

The reason they don't want it to close is because the detention center is conveniently located in the heart of NYC, and they have easy access to counsel. If it closes they will be transferred to remote jails in other states making it more difficult for their lawyer to visit them and fight their cases. That is what the activists and Sen. Chuck Schumer are screaming about.

Too bad for them. Criminals don't get a choice of jails. They are here illegally, why should they need legal counsel? Shut it down, process them and DEPORT them!

Since our tax dollars are paying for all this I quess we just can't afford for them to stay there.......moving them works for me....your right, Too bad!!!!

Kathyet