Force-feeding

New details reveal ICE force-feeding practices involving repeated nasogastric tube insertions on an Afghan man, Ukrainian man, and Saudi woman, with one case lasting nearly six months and another involving a detained immigrant with mental health issues. Legal representation was absent in these cases, and an attorney intervened to stop one procedure.

Under the Trump administration, ICE used court orders to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, in 2025 and 2026. Court records show procedures occurred at facilities like Port Isabel and Krome service processing centers, with detainees in Texas, Florida, and Washington state. Some hunger strikers ended their strikes before forced procedures began.

Under the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used court orders to perform involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, on at least 10 hunger strikers in immigration detention from 2025 to 2026. These procedures, considered torture by human rights groups, occurred at facilities in Texas, Florida, and Washington state, with similar actions reported under President Joe Biden in 2024.

The article exposes the ethical concerns surrounding UK laboratories where monkeys are force-fed to test weight-loss treatments, highlighting the animals' suffering and criticizing the industry's practices.