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300 Detainees Claim Hunger Strike; White House Threatens Force-Feeding

6/3/2026

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Activist groups claim hundreds of detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark began a hunger strike protesting food quality and neglect.
White House border czar Tom Homan said authorities would seek an order to force-feed detainees if health was endangered, after DHS posted on June 1 that there was “NO HUNGER STRIKE.”
Cosecha released a handwritten letter signed by nearly 300 detainees alleging serious illness, lack of care, vulnerable populations, and worms.

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Activist groups claim hundreds of detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark began a hunger strike protesting food quality and neglect.
White House border czar Tom Homan said authorities would seek an order to force-feed detainees if health was endangered, after DHS posted on June 1 that there was “NO HUNGER STRIKE.”
Cosecha released a handwritten letter signed by nearly 300 detainees alleging serious illness, lack of care, vulnerable populations, and worms.