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The Unbreakable Spirit: Resistance Behind Detention Walls

José René Flores was incarcerated at El Centro detention facility in the 1980s where migrants faced brutal conditions and forced labor, yet organized powerful hunger strikes to demand basic human dignity. The ongoing tradition of resistance within detention centers represents both the profound cruelty of our immigration system and the unbreakable human spirit that fights for freedom against all odds.