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Kurdish film-maker recounts ICE force-feeding ordeal
Kurdish filmmaker Gabar Choli has publicly recounted his experience of forced feeding during immigration detention at an ICE facility in Texas. Choli, who was on a hunger strike, describes the procedure as violent and traumatic, including an incident where the feeding tube allegedly tore his nose. The forced feeding occurred over an eight-month period while he was held in solitary confinement during his asylum case.
Key takeaways
- 1.Gabar Choli, a Kurdish filmmaker and activist, was force-fed by ICE while detained at a Texas facility during a hunger strike related to his immigration case
- 2.Choli describes the force-feeding procedure as physically injurious and psychologically damaging, claiming it caused both physical injury and mental trauma
- 3.The forced feeding took place over eight months while Choli was in solitary confinement as part of his asylum detention
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