Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) from retaliating against immigration detainees who engage in First Amendment-protected activities by placing them in solitary confinement. The lawsuit grew out of events at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington. Several hundred detainees at (NWDC) initiated a hunger strike to express concerns with national immigration policy and to raise awareness about the conditions of their confinement. In response, ICE began placing individuals in solitary confinement in retaliation for their support of the hunger strikes.