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Tag: ICE Detention

19 People Detained at the Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Angola’s Camp J Launch Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions

September 21, 2025

Today marks four days of an ongoing hunger strike led by nineteen individuals detained at the new Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Camp J at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (“Angola”).  Their demands are:  Medical care, mental health care, and necessary prescription medications Basic necessities such as toilet paper, sufficient hygiene products, and ample clean water […]

Louisiana Shouldn’t Be the Deportation Capital of America

July 31, 2025

Here in New Orleans, we know something about hospitality, about second chances, and about justice. Our history—complex and beautiful—is rooted in resistance, resilience, and a deep, enduring fight for fairness. That’s why what’s happening just up the road in Central Louisiana should give us all pause. Every day, at Alexandria International Airport, immigrants—some documented, many […]

Press Conference in Jena, LA. to Defend Immigrant and Human Rights As Mahmoud Khalil Is Set for Release

June 12, 2025

A national interfaith delegation of faith leaders, activists, and community organizers in the weeklong “Freedom Ride in Defense of Democratic Rights” will hold a press conference at LaSalle Detention Center on Friday June 13th 9:30AM as Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist unjustly detained by ICE, is set to be released under a federal judges […]

Louisiana Detention Facility Mistreats Sick Immigrants as COVID-19 Spreads

July 23, 2020

A Richwood, Louisiana, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, run by LaSalle Corrections, has seen a rash of Covid-19 cases. LaSalle Corrections is a privately-owned company that has businesses in Texas and Georgia, as well as in Louisiana.  According to whistleblowers, the Covid-19 outbreak has been handled with lies, deceit, and apathy that goes […]

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