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Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention, document reveals
Published 28 July 2026 ¡ health
ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was âsubject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterizationâ, which experts have described as torture The
ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was âsubject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterizationâ, which experts have described as torture The Trump administration subjected at least one person undertaking a hunger strike in immigrant detention to forcible medical treatment â engaging in medical practice that healthcare associations and international human rights groups have described as torture.
A document from the Immigration and Customs Enforcementâs (ICE) health service agency, reviewed by the Guardian, confirms for the first time that the administration has used forced treatment on a hunger striker since Donald Trump began his second term.
The document, published online in February by the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), discloses that an unnamed patient who began hunger strikes between October and December of last year and âwas subject to force feeding, hydration, or forced urinary catheterization, or involuntary blood drawsâ.
Published: July 28, 2026 ⢠4:30 PM IST ¡ Updated: July 28, 2026 ⢠5:08 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was âsubject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterizationâ, which experts have described as torture The Trump administration subjected at least one person undertaking a hunger strike in immigrant detention to forcible medical treatment â engaging in medical practice that healthcare associations and international human rights groups have described as torture.
A document from the Immigration and Customs Enforcementâs (ICE) health service agency, reviewed by the Guardian, confirms for the first time that the administration has used forced treatment on a hunger striker since Donald Trump began his second term.
The document, published online in February by the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), discloses that an unnamed patient who began hunger strikes between October and December of last year and âwas subject to force feeding, hydration, or forced urinary catheterization, or involuntary blood drawsâ.
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