ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent Federal immigration officials quietly received permission from a judge in recent weeks to force-feed a detained Cuban hunger striker inside a Texas detention center, including with the use of a rare, nonconsensual surgical procedure, court records reveal. The man is likely the…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has been granted court approval to force-feed a detained Cuban hunger striker at a Texas detention center, employing a nonconsensual gastric tube insertion procedure, according to court records obtained by The Guardian US. This marks the 19th such case under the second Trump administration, raising concerns among advocates regarding mistreatment within ICE facilities nationwide.
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