Congressional Democrats demand answers on Texas jail hunger strikers
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Seven congressional Democrats, led by Illinois representative Delia Ramirez, sent a letter this week to DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE acting director David Venturella about the El Valle detention facility in Raymondville, Texas. Detained immigrants on a prolonged hunger strike say officials threaten force-feeding and retaliate, citing substandard medical care, undrinkable water and guard mistreatment; they also want faster case processing or transfers closer to family.
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