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The dispute concerns the treatment and health of people held in federal immigration detention. The article does not establish broader effects beyond the facility or report a response from officials.
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Democrats seek answers from ICE and DHS over hunger strikers in Texas detention
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Seven congressional Democrats sent DHS and immigration officials a letter demanding answers about conditions at a Texas immigration jail. Detained immigrants on hunger strike say officials have retaliated against them and threatened force-feeding; those allegations are attributed to the detainees.
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