Congressional Democrats are demanding answers from federal officials over allegations that immigration authorities are retaliating against hunger-striking detainees by threatening force-feeding.
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Immigrants at Texas detention facility, protesting harsh conditions, say they’ve been threatened with force-feedingMembers of Congress sent a scathing letter to federal immigration officials this week demanding answers about conditions inside a Texas immigration jail, as detained immigrants on a prolonged hunger strike claim officials are retaliating against them and threatening them with force feeding.A group of seven congressional Democrats sent the letter earlier this week to Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, and David Venturella, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director, protesting about the treatment of hunger strikers. Continue reading...
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