Port Isabel service processing center
Coverage of Port Isabel service processing center in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention
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.
- ‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention
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.