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Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show medical procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood drawsHomeland security officials under the Trump administration have quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, a Guardian investigation has found.In 2025 and 2026, officials had definitely performed the procedures on at least three detained immigrants and likely subjected two more to the forced treatment – widely considered torture by human rights groups. The other five people gave in and broke their hunger strike at the last minute as force-feeding procedures loomed.One Kurdish asylum seeker and hunger striker detained at the privately-run Port Isabel service processing center in Los Fresnos, south Texas, was subjected to force-feeding for nearly eight months, according to a series of filings in the southern district of Texas federal court, beginning in May 2025 and ending only when he was deported.Another hunger striker at the same facility was subjected to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, for nearly six months between September 2025 and March 2026, filings in the same court show.Someone detained at the Krome service processing center in Miami, a privately-run ICE jail, was subjected to forced medical procedures for nearly three months, filings in the southern district of Florida federal court show. DHS seemingly began the forced practices three days before Trump’s 2025 inauguration for a second term, then continued.Two other hunger strikers, one at the Northwest ICE processing center in Washington state and another inside the Montgomery processing center on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, were likely subjected to forced medical procedures, according to filings in the western district of Washington and in the southern district of Texas federal courts.In at least five cases, hunger strikers detained in Texas, Arizona and Florida, ended their hunger strike right before officials began with the forced medical procedures, filings in the southern district of Texas, district of Arizona and southern district of Florida federal courts show.The forced procedures were performed inside the detention centers.In six cases reviewed by the Guardian, detained immigrants did not have any legal representation during the court proceedings granting the involuntary medical procedures.DHS and ICE have conducted these procedures throughout the years, regardless of which presidential administration is in power. In 2024, under Joe Biden, the Guardian found that DHS attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in ICE detention to forced medical treatment. It definitely proceeded with at least two people, and likely subjected at least four more people to them. However, since the return of Trump to the White House and the dramatic increase in immigration arrests and detention , medical experts and advocates worry more hunger strikes will occur and strikers will be subjected to the practices.Look out for Force-fed by ICE parts two and three in the coming days Continue reading...

Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating legal actionPressure is growing on Portugal’s education minister to resign amid student and teacher protests over his handling of this year’s national school exams.Fernando Alexandre is accused of failing to take responsibility for what critics say is an unprecedented and chaotic school exam season affecting children aged 14 to 18, prompting student protesters to call for him “to be flunked”. Continue reading...

• The Lok Sabha passed a new exam-related bill via voice vote, despite intense sloganeering and a stormy exchange between the government and the Opposition. • The session was disrupted by disputes over Rahul Gandhi's comments regarding police actions taken against student protesters. • Introduced by Union Minister Jitendra Singh on July 27, the legislation follows CJP-led protests that previously led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.

• Justice Amy Coney Barrett is facing criticism from populists for refusing to "legislate from the bench" regarding mail-in voting. • The backlash follows the inability of Congress to secure enough votes to eliminate mail-in voting through the SAVE America Act. • The author argues that Barrett is upholding the rule of law and judicial independence by prioritizing written law over political outcomes.

• China's commerce ministry has accused several American artificial intelligence companies of "distilling" Chinese AI models during their research and development processes. • The ministry claims that U.S. firms have utilized Chinese examples and data to train and refine their own AI models. • This allegation highlights growing geopolitical tensions and competition between the U.S. and China over AI intellectual property and technological supremacy.

• Senior advocate Kapil Sibal has challenged the merger exception within the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, which currently allows legislators to switch parties without disqualification if a specific threshold of members merges. • The Supreme Court is reviewing whether the current interpretation of the anti-defection law allows for "engineered political realignments" that undermine legislative stability. • A ruling in favor of the challenge would significantly strengthen anti-defection laws by reducing the legal loopholes used by politicians to avoid disqualification during party shifts.

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