Detainees inside of both the Adelanto ICE Processing Center and the Desert View Annex are currently participating in a hunger strike to protest conditions inside the facilities. Adelanto and Desert View are considered separate facilities, while only a two-minute drive from each other.
According to an anonymous source who spoke with L.A. TACO, there are more than 100 people currently striking in the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. She says nearly all the people in the area where her husband is detained are participating in the hunger strike.
Their spouse is among the participants continuing an ongoing action that began on Thursday or Friday of last week. L.A. TACO has not been able to independently confirm the number of strike participants nor the strike's exact start date.
There are at least 20 men participating in the Desert View Annex hunger strike, as stated in an online press conference held on May 20 by several immigration rights groups.