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Texas Judge Orders Force-Feeding For Illegal Immigrant
A federal judge in Texas has ordered that an illegal immigrant be force fed after the man went on a hunger strike last month.
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A federal judge has ordered an illegal immigrant at a South Texas facility to be force fed after the man went on a hunger strike that started last month.
U.S. District Judge Hilda Tagle on Wednesday ordered Kenson Lima, 26, to be given medical care and fed intravenously.
Lima, a Haitian immigrant being held at the Port Isabel Detention Center, collapsed in a shower a few days after starting a hunger strike June 23, according to court records.
Immigration officials filed a federal lawsuit to force feed him after he was taken to Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen.
Lima is fighting his deportation case.
A hearing is scheduled Monday.
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Posted by: Al
Location: Bryan
on Jul 5, 2009 at 12:27 PM
I say "Let him strike"
Posted by: William
Location: Centerville
on Jul 4, 2009 at 10:08 PM
The sucker would either eat or starve to death. It might send a strong message to all the fools that try to pull this stunt, eat or die, it makes no difference to us.
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