{
  "id": 5757449,
  "title": "ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/ice-given-permission-to-force-feed-cuban-hunger-striker-with-gastric",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T10:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/cuban-hunger-striker-ice-force-feeding"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}