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A federal judge has approved forced feeding for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national accused of fatally shooting a National Guard member and injuring another in November. Despite months of refusing food and medical care — leaving him visibly emaciated and reliant on a wheelchair — authorities now can use non-consensual methods like nasal feeding tubes or IV nutrients to keep him alive, though surgical stomach tube insertion is off-limits. Charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder, Lakanwal’s case intersects with broader immigration policy debates, including the Trump-era pause on Afghan arrivals that was later reversed. The order remains active until October 28th, with potential extensions, raising urgent questions about the limits of inmate rights and state power in life-or-death medical decisions.

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