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Approximately 500 Participate In Hunger Strike At Folkston Immigration Detention Center
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 13, 12:11 PM EDT
updated Oct 16, 3:26 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WXGA-TV and Atlanta Community Press Collective, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Approximately 500 people participated in a hunger strike at the Folkston immigration detention center, the Atlanta Community Press Collective reported. Georgia immigration advocates also rallied in support of the Folkston hunger strike, WXGA-TV reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 2, Oct 16, 3:54 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Georgia immigration advocates rally in support of Folkston hunger strike · WXGA-TV
- Approximately 500 participate in hunger strike at Folkston immigration detention center · Atlanta Community Press Collective
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How It Unfolded
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