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More than 200 rally at NC General Assembly to oppose proposed ICE detention facility

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national organizer Jessica Burroughs said.

Democracy Out Loud lead organizer Karen Ziegler added, “The conditions in ICE prisons are deplorable. There is no health care. There is not adequate food. There is overcrowding.”

  • More than 200 immigrant rights advocates, faith leaders, and community members rallied outside the North General Assembly Wednesday, urging state lawmakers to oppose the proposed reopening of a private prison in the state as an ICE detention facility.
  • As part of a vigil, organizers read aloud the names of more than 60 people they say died in ICE custody or during ICE operations since last year. A long table lined with flowers and candles displayed each person's photograph, the date and location of death, and whether it happened in ICE custody or during an ICE operation.

As part of the vigil, organizers read aloud the names of more than 60 people they say died in ICE custody or during ICE operations continue reading …

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