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Alexis Erickson

The partner of hunger striker Cristian Lopez and the mother of their three children, Nicolas (age 7), Lucas (age 2) and Cristian (8 months). Cristian was part of the hunger strike in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, before he was transferred to a jail in New Mexico, where he is continuing the strike. He’s facing imminent deportation to Mexico.

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