Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention, document reveals
Summary
A document from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) health agency shows that the Trump administration forced medical treatment on at least one immigrant detainee who was on a hunger strike. The forced treatments included feeding and other procedures, which human rights groups have criticized as harmful. Several detainees have protested using hunger strikes due to conditions in detention centers.Key Facts
- The ICE health agency confirmed forced medical treatment on a hunger-striking detainee between October and December 2025.
- Treatments included force feeding, hydration, catheterization, or involuntary blood draws.
- At least seven detainees were on hunger strikes in February 2026, according to the ICE Health Service Corps.
- ICE budgeted over $4,500 for external medical care for hunger strikers in a recent period and projected about $169,000 for the fiscal year 2026.
- Hundreds of detainees staged hunger and labor strikes at various centers in the summer of 2026 to protest detention conditions.
- Legal advocates say detainees faced retaliation like solitary confinement, restraints, and threats during hunger strikes.
- ICE officials have denied that detainees refuse food as a protest or that they face punishment for hunger striking.
- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed detainees receive three meals a day but did not respond to questions about forced treatments.
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