500 detained fathers and sons to go on strike after being separated

The Guardian UK ^ | 01 Aug 2018 | Amanda Holpuch

[blueplum]

More than 500 migrant fathers and sons detained in Texas after being separated from each other for weeks and months have launched a strike against unfair conditions.

The fathers plan to resist orders and refuse food at three sites at Karnes detention center, while the sons are set to refuse to participate in school activities. The demonstrators are asking US officials to expedite their immigration cases {snip}

...government officials have said Karnes is being used to temporarily hold families facing imminent deportation, according to court documents.

[BBell]

I'll throw peanuts and pop corn at them from the peanut gallery.

[American in Israel]

Instant deportation...

[eyeamok]

I would bring body bags to all of them while they starved

[null and void]

We are not separating children from their parents.
We are CARING for children while their CRIMINAL parents are utterly missing or in jail facing ILLEGAL immigration charges.
We CARE for the children, we don’t jail INNOCENT children with dangerous criminals!

[Bommer]

[logi_cal869]

Gee...I wonder who told them to to that...

[miss marmelstein]

The Guardian hates America. Think of Der Sturmer and Jews and you have The Guardian and America. Their comments section is even more hateful.

[NorthMountain]

The demonstrators are asking US officials to expedite their immigration cases {snip}

Fine. Deport them. Problem solved.

[NorthMountain]

Why is this the business of a British paper?

Why is "Brexit" the business of an American paper?

[KosmicKitty]

Refusing food saves us money. Good plan there, Juan.

[thoughtomator]

> Why is “Brexit” the business of an American paper?

Because it actually affects people here in a wide variety of ways.