Civil Liberties·Severity 5 — Crisis
ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
an ICE facility — triggers: hunger strike, force-feeding. <p>Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent</p><p>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
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1 sources- 01https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/cuban-hunger-striker-ice-force-feeding
The Guardian
trust 0.82“<p>Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent</p><p>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.</p><p>The man is likely the 19th hunger striker in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a href="https://www.thegua”