Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
First Amendment Advocates Cheer As ICE Abruptly Halts All Force-Feeding At El Paso Detention Facility
The Associated Press: ICE Halts Force-Feeding Of Immigrant Detainees
The U.S. government has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration detention center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday. The dramatic reversal comes as public pressure was mounting on ICE to halt the practice, which involves feeding detainees through nasal tubes against their will. Last week, the United Nations human rights office said the force-feeding of Indian hunger strikers at the facility could violate the U.N. Convention Against Torture. (2/14)
Reuters: First Stop For Migrant Kids: For-Profit Detention Center
For a growing number of migrant children, this is their first home in America: a sprawling campus dotted with beige buildings, massive white tents and metal trailers, next door to a U.S. Air Force base. The federal government is holding nearly 1,600 migrant children here, at what it calls a “temporary influx” shelter. It has added 250 beds in the last two months and could soon house 2,350 children who crossed the nation’s southern border on their own. (Torbati and Cooke, 2/14)
