"On Tuesday afternoon, around 30 people gathered outside North Lake, banging drums and chanting in support of the strike, hoping detainees could hear them.

'Everyone who’s in here, their humanity is being eroded,' said Erin Madden Reed, who drove over from Ludington. 'The people who work here, the people who are being held here unlawfully. The further we get down that road, the scarier it will get.'"

https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-04-21/ice-detainees-in-baldwin-begin-hunger-strike

https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/22/protestors-gather-outside-baldwin-facility-as-immigrant-detainees-held-by-ice-launch-hunger-strike/

"When asked to comment, a spokesperson for the GEO Group sent a statement, which did not address the hunger strike, but instead noted that the support services the company provides include 'around-the-clock access to medical care, in-person and virtual legal and family visitation, general and legal library access, translation services, dietician-approved meals, religious and specialty diets, recreational amenities, and opportunities to practice their religious beliefs.'"
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That statement, however, stands in contrast to various reports and testimonies which have shown that detainees suffer from medical neglect and insufficient food within the ICE facility, where according to ICE data, nearly 1,400 people are currently incarcerated. Additionally, in recent months, federal immigration judges have been denying the majority of bond petitions, citing flight risk as an excuse."