US federal immigration officials are force-feeding six hunger-striking immigrants through plastic nasal tubes inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press news agency reported on Thursday.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said 11 detainees at the El Paso Processing Center have been refusing food, some for more than 30 days.
Detainees who spoke to the Associated Press, along with a relative and a lawyer representing hunger strikers, said nearly 30 detainees from India and Cuba have been refusing to eat and some are now so weak they cannot stand up or talk.
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