Asylum-seeking mothers held in detention with their children at a for-profit facility in South Texas have initiated a second protest fast and work stoppage calling for their release. The women have all passed what is known as the credible fear test to qualify for an asylum request, but are still held in prison-like conditions with their children while their cases creep through a backlogged system. Shannon Young has more.
This is the second action in a month organized by mothers at the Karnes Residential Center in South Texas to protest their continued detention and that of their children. When they ended a five-day Holy Week fast on Good Friday, they gave authorities ten days to address their concerns. That deadline came and went this week and on Tuesday, ten mothers reportedly resumed their protest action. They say they will not work and will refuse daytime meals, calling for their families’ release and drawing attention to the conditions at the for-profit facility owned and operated by the GEO Group.
Kenia Galeano participated in the first fast and was released on bond with her two-year-old son before the start of the second. She says that she can’t completely enjoy her freedom knowing that others remain detained in the conditions she just left.
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