“Most of the women at this center have social security, tax statements, and were attending their immigration court dates … We believed that by going to court and appearing before ICE, everything would be fine because we are not criminals, but it wasn't like that.” #FreeThemAll
Gabe Ortíz
“We are not criminals. We are mothers, daughters, sisters, we do not deserve the punishment that has been inflicted upon us.”
This is the fifth letter to be published publicly from inside Delaney Hall, and the first from the women’s unit.
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It has been 20 days since the hunger and labor strike was first announced at Delaney Hall.
Today, Cosecha NJ shares:
Dozens of women continue the relay of the labor and hunger strike saying, "We are mothers, daughters & sisters. We are people and we demand justice."