# After a judge approves the request, detention center guards hold down a hunger striker while medical staff forcibly…
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/after-a-judge-approves-the-request-detention-center-guards-hold-down-a--1ee6bcf9
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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After a judge approves the request, detention center guards hold down a hunger striker while medical staff forcibly insert a tube through the person’s nose and down their throat, and pump nutritional liquid into their stomach.

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- [theguardian.com](https://truthscore.com/entity/4dbd721f) — independent

## Sources

- [ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube](https://truthscore.com/source/30a8f7b4)