Homan proposes force-feeding ICE detainees on hunger strike: ‘We’ll get a court order’
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, has indicated that the Trump administration may seek legal authority to force-feed detainees at a New Jersey facility who are on a hunger strike. Homan emphasized that hunger strikes are ineffective and stated that the health of the detainees would be prioritized if they were in danger. Meanwhile, Democratic officials have criticized the conditions at the detention center, claiming they are unacceptable and have led to the hunger strike.
- ▪Tom Homan warned of potential legal action to force-feed hunger-striking detainees.
- ▪Democratic officials have accused ICE of holding detainees in deplorable conditions.
- ▪Homan claimed that ICE facilities have higher standards than federal prisons.
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White House border czar Tom Homan has warned that the Trump administration may take legal action in order to “force-feed” illegal immigrants at a New Jersey detention center who are five days into a hunger strike. “Hunger strikes never work,” Homan told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday evening. “We’re not going to change what we do because someone goes on a hunger strike. A matter of fact, if it gets bad enough, and then physicians feel like they’re putting themselves in extreme danger, medical danger, then we’ll force-feed them. We’ll get a court order and force-feed.
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