Private prison companies operate detention facilities under contracts with ICE that house detained immigrants.

Solidarity with the Folkston hunger strikers! "A group of people detained inside a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Georgia have launched a mass hunger strike this week to protest against their prolonged detention and the facility’s conditions, according to advocates and family members. "Advocates estimate at least 73 detained immigrants are participating in the hunger strike inside the Folkston D Ray James ICE processing center in south-east Georgia. The Folkston facility, a former state prison, is run by the private prison company GEO Group under a contract with ICE." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/ice-detention-facility-georgia For more information, see the social media links here: https://www.flow.page/shutdownfipc #antiracist #ICE #Georgia

"Approximately 500 people in a Coastal Georgia immigration detention center are on a hunger strike, protesting conditions at the facility as well as what they say are violations of asylum protocols by U.S. authorities, according to family members and legal representatives. The hunger strike is the latest controversy at the Charlton County facility, which is run by The GEO Group and, despite numerous complaints about unsafe conditions, is expanding to become the largest ICE detention center in the nation. “There’s nothing illegal about seeking asylum. There’s nothing illegal about seeking sanctuary,” said Hamilton. “So this is just the natural next step in a long-time struggle of people being detained at this facility.” https://atlpresscollective.com/2026/10/14/approximately-500-participate-in-hunger-strike-at-folkston-immigration-detention-center/

#ice #politics “ Approximately 500 people in a Coastal Georgia immigration detention center are on a hunger strike, protesting conditions at the facility as well as what they say are violations of asylum protocols by U.S. authorities, according to family members and legal representatives. ” https://thecurrentga.org/2026/10/12/over-500-participate-in-hunger-strike-at-folkston-immigration-detention-center/

"Advocates estimate at least 73 detained immigrants are participating in the hunger strike inside the Folkston D Ray James ICE processing center in south-east Georgia. The Folkston facility, a former state prison, is run by the private prison company GEO Group under a contract with ICE. The hunger strike appears to transcend nationality, language and race, according to the detainees’ video, letter and report. The majority of the men who signed the letter are asylum seekers from a wide range of countries, including Russia, China, Sudan, Afghanistan, Nepal and others. One of the lead organizers of the hunger strike, a Russian asylum seeker named Idris Makhmudov, has reportedly been placed in solitary confinement this week, according to Monica Whatley, an organizer in Georgia from the Campaign to Shut Down the Folkston ICE processing center. The letter further reads: “We come from different countries, races, believes [sic], and background, but we share one thing in common: we came to the United States seeking protection and have been detained since then.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/ice-detention-facility-georgia

Approximately 500 participate in hunger strike at Folkston immigration detention center - The Current https://thecurrentga.org/2026/10/12/over-500-participate-in-hunger-strike-at-folkston-immigration-detention-center/ > Approximately 500 detainees at a private ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, launched a hunger strike to protest poor living conditions and alleged asylum protocol violations while awaiting judicial hearings. #GeoGroup #immigration #detention #ICE #Folkston #hungerStrike