ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube

Immigration,Donald Trump,Cuba

Posted on AllSides September 5, 2026

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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.

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