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Judge Authorizes ICE Force-Feeding for Cuban Hunger Striker

9/5/2026

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A judge authorized ICE to force-feed a Cuban hunger striker with a surgical feeding tube on 19 August.
The man was arrested on 22 July and began his hunger strike three days later.
This is ICE’s 19th case since January 2025 involving court-approved involuntary medical procedures.
The order allows a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, a nonconsensual surgery not previously used by ICE.

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A judge authorized ICE to force-feed a Cuban hunger striker with a surgical feeding tube on 19 August.
The man was arrested on 22 July and began his hunger strike three days later.
This is ICE’s 19th case since January 2025 involving court-approved involuntary medical procedures.
The order allows a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, a nonconsensual surgery not previously used by ICE.