The Dark Side of Asylum: Force Feeding in ICE Detention Exposed The US immigration detention system has long been shrouded in secrecy.
A recent investigation by the Guardian, however, has shed light on a particularly egregious tactic used to break hunger strikers: force feeding. Gabar Choli's story is a harrowing example of this practice.
The Kurdish filmmaker and activist was held in ICE detention for eight months during which time he was subjected to repeated episodes of force feeding.