Dozens of people participated in a noise demonstration to support the more than 70 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the jail who have been on a hunger strike since Feb. 15 to demand more humane living conditions.

As Beyoncé’s songs blasted through the speakers of the Trustee Ballroom, women filled the room with eyes and minds set on computer coding, an ironic scene given the assumed male dominance in the...