5 Indian asylum seekers on hunger strike for 90 days in US state of Louisiana

Five Indian asylum seekers have been on a hunger strike for 90 days at a detention centre in the US state of Louisiana, a media report said. Each of the men — four Hindus and one Sikh — have formal sponsors in the US who have committed to housing and supporting them while they fight their asylum case, the American Bazaar report said on Wednesday. The men coming from different parts of India have varied reasons for seeking asylum in the US, and their legal situations are also varied, according to the report. It added that all five men were undergoing forced-hydration and force-feeding at the La Salle detention centre in Jena. (IANS)

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