“Li,” Pending an Asylum Decision, Goes on a Seven-Day Hunger Strike to Demand Release on Parole
Title
“Li,” Pending an Asylum Decision, Goes on a Seven-Day Hunger Strike to Demand Release on Parole
Description
Summary:
This article reveals the conditions within the Wackenhut detention center, as disclosed by a detained undocumented Fujianese immigrant, “Li” (pseudonym), who was able to contact media outlets with CAAAV’s assistance. Li explained that a total of nine detainees—including four Chinese detainees—had been consuming only water and salt for the past seven days, with their central demand being release on parole. No doctors at the detention facility had visited them despite their physical discomfort and medical symptoms. Li’s account challenged Wackenhut’s official record, which stated that no detainees had been starving for more than 72 hours. Li also provided accounts of the living conditions in the detention center, as well as the demographics of the detainees, including 40 ethnically Chinese immigrants out of a total of 180 detainees.
This article reveals the conditions within the Wackenhut detention center, as disclosed by a detained undocumented Fujianese immigrant, “Li” (pseudonym), who was able to contact media outlets with CAAAV’s assistance. Li explained that a total of nine detainees—including four Chinese detainees—had been consuming only water and salt for the past seven days, with their central demand being release on parole. No doctors at the detention facility had visited them despite their physical discomfort and medical symptoms. Li’s account challenged Wackenhut’s official record, which stated that no detainees had been starving for more than 72 hours. Li also provided accounts of the living conditions in the detention center, as well as the demographics of the detainees, including 40 ethnically Chinese immigrants out of a total of 180 detainees.
Creator
Ming Pao
Date
August 4, 1999
Contributor
Source: Mo Li, Ming Pao
Digitized by: Shutong Wu
Catalogued by: Laine Yu-Jing
Digitized by: Shutong Wu
Catalogued by: Laine Yu-Jing
Format
Newspaper
Identifier
newsarticle_1999.8.4_Ming Bao
Citation
Ming Pao, ““Li,” Pending an Asylum Decision, Goes on a Seven-Day Hunger Strike to Demand Release on Parole,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed August 3, 2026, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2593.