Four Russians put in solitary confinement at Georgia ICE facility after hunger strike over detention conditions
A group of Russian citizens who launched a hunger strike to protest conditions at the Folkston D. Ray James ICE Processing Center in the U.S. state of Georgia were placed in solitary confinement, Ksenia, the wife of detainee Andrei Mikhailov, told The Insider . “Last Friday, the administration learned about the planned protest. Russian-speaking detainees from different housing units were brought…
Four Russian detainees at the Folkston D. Ray James ICE Processing Center in Georgia have been placed in solitary confinement following a hunger strike over poor detention conditions. Ksenia, the wife of detainee Andrei Mikhailov, revealed that the administration became aware of the planned protest last Friday and threatened the Russian-speaking detainees, explicitly mentioning solitary confinement if they continued their actions.
On October 5, the detainees began their strike, deciding to start the protest earlier due to the direct pressure from officers. Andrei Mikhailov, a political asylum seeker from Russia, had committed no offenses and had been living legally in the U.S. for two years without any criminal record. His wife, along with another couple, were detained in Florida while on vacation, accused of renting a vehicle connected to an offender or undocumented immigrant in a database.
The couple refused to sign deportation documents, leading to their arrest. Andrei was taken directly to an immigration detention facility, while their wives were released after confirming their legal status in the country.
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