White House border czar Tom Homan said Tuesday that migrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities who engage in hunger strikes will be force-fed if their condition deteriorates sufficiently.

Homan made the remarks during an interview with Fox News, addressing reports of detained migrants striking over conditions at detention facilities. He indicated that force-feeding would be implemented "if it gets bad enough," though he did not specify what criteria would trigger such intervention.

The comments come amid ongoing concerns about conditions in immigration detention facilities and the treatment of migrants in federal custody. Hunger strikes have been used by detained individuals as a form of protest against detention conditions and policies.

Meanwhile, a separate Human Rights Watch report highlighted challenges facing Cubans who were deported to Mexico during the previous Trump administration. The report found that many of these individuals are living in what the organization described as "indefinite legal limbo" while struggling with basic needs.

Force-feeding of hunger-striking detainees raises legal and ethical questions about the treatment of individuals in government custody. Federal agencies have protocols for medical intervention when detainees' health is at risk, though the specific implementation of such measures varies by facility and circumstance.