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Congressional Democrats demand answers over ICE treatment of hunger strikers

an ICE facility — triggers: hunger strike, force-feeding. <p>Immigrants at Texas detention facility, protesting against harsh conditions, say they face threats of force-feeding</p><p>Members of Congress sent a scathing letter to federal immigration officials this week demanding answers about conditions inside a Texas immigration jail, as detained immigrants on a prolonged hun

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    The Guardian

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/congressional-democrats-letter-ice-dhs-hunger-strikers
    “<p>Immigrants at Texas detention facility, protesting against harsh conditions, say they face threats of force-feeding</p><p>Members of Congress sent a scathing letter to federal immigration officials this week demanding answers about conditions inside a Texas immigration jail, as detained immigrants on a prolonged hunger strike claim officials are retaliating against them and threatening them with force-feeding.</p><p>A group of seven congressional Democrats <a href="https://ramirez.house.gov/s”