One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.

One detainee in the South Florida centre has been hospitalised but continues to refuse food. He said: "I'm not going to eat another plate of food until they show us respect."

A hunger strike at the Florida immigration detention center named 'Alligator Alcatraz' reaches its ninth day as detainees protest the unfavorable living conditions of the facility.