库尔德电影制作人兼活动人士加巴尔·乔利首次公开讲述了其在美国移民拘留中心遭强制进食的痛苦经历。[1][2]乔利于2025年3月24日开始绝食抗议虐待和不人道待遇，随后在德克萨斯州Port Isabel服务处理中心被强制进食近8个月，时间跨度从2025年5月至2026年1月。[1]在整个强制进食过程中，他没有律师代理，法官Rolando Olvera在未听取乔利本人意见的情况下就下令实施强制医疗。[1]乔利于2026年1月6日被驱逐至加拿大。[1]
强制进食对乔利造成了严重的身体和心理伤害。[1][2]他在接受采访时表示，执法人员"用力将管子插入，撕裂了我的鼻子"，此后他还遭受了食管损伤、窦炎肿胀、胃部问题和心理创伤。[1]医学专家Dr. Chanelle Diaz表示："这可能构成刑讯逼供"。[1]根据卫报调查，自2025年1月以来，美国移民与海关执法局(ICE)至少获得法庭命令对18名绝食者进行强制医疗。[1]国际人权组织普遍将这类强制进食做法认定为刑讯逼供。[2]
Gabar Choli, a Kurdish filmmaker and activist, endured nearly eight months of forced feeding while detained at the Port Isabel Service Processing Center in Texas after he began a hunger strike to protest what he characterized as abusive and inhumane treatment [1]. According to an investigation by the Guardian, the tube used in the forced feeding procedure caused severe physical injuries, including a torn nasal passage, esophageal damage, sinus inflammation, and stomach problems, alongside significant psychological trauma [1].
The forced feedings, which typically occurred twice daily, were carried out under court orders obtained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [2]. Judge Rolando Olvera authorized the procedure without hearing from Choli directly, and Choli had no legal representation throughout the ordeal [1]. Choli began his hunger strike on March 24, 2025, in response to conditions in the facility [1]. Between January 2025 and August 4, 2026, ICE obtained court-ordered forced medical treatment for at least 18 hunger strikers in total [1].
Medical experts and international human rights organizations have characterized forced feeding as constituting torture [1][2]. Dr. Chanelle Diaz stated that the practice "could constitute torture" [1]. Choli's asylum application was subsequently rejected by U.S. immigration authorities, leading to his removal [2]. He was deported to Canada on January 6, 2026 [1].