People are “risking their own well-being just to have their voices heard,” said one advocate.

Three hunger strikers at an immigration jail in Adelanto, California, have been moved to solitary confinement in an act of apparent retaliation after meeting with members of Congress last week. Last Monday, California Reps. Judy Chu, Jimmy Gomez, and Pete Aguilar visited Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center as the hunger strike in the immigration jail entered…

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