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ICE Force-Feeds Detainee Gabar Choli Amid Torture Allegations

8/11/2026

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ICE force-fed Gabar Choli from May 2025 until his January 2026 deportation.
ICE secured a court order from Judge Rolando Olvera authorizing force-feeding and IV fluids.
Choli said guards restrained him while a nasogastric tube caused sinuses, esophageal damage and stomach problems.
Dr. Chanelle Diaz of Columbia University called the procedure torture and said DHS uses it only to prevent imminent death, reporting 18 orders were issued between January 2025 and 4 August 2026.

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ICE force-fed Gabar Choli from May 2025 until his January 2026 deportation.
ICE secured a court order from Judge Rolando Olvera authorizing force-feeding and IV fluids.
Choli said guards restrained him while a nasogastric tube caused sinuses, esophageal damage and stomach problems.
Dr. Chanelle Diaz of Columbia University called the procedure torture and said DHS uses it only to prevent imminent death, reporting 18 orders were issued between January 2025 and 4 August 2026.