Immigrant Sedation

Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-30-08) Two foreign nationals, Amadou Diouf, a native of Senegal, and Raymond Soeoth of Indonesia, brought charges against the US Government, alleging that they were forcibly drugged by US immigration officials during failed efforts to deport them. The suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on their behalf, stating that Soeoth, who was appealing his case for political asylum, had been sedated with anti-psychotic drugs in December 2004 at a San Pedro detention facility. Diouf, also pursuing an appeal for permanent legal status, claimed that he was medicated in February 2006 while on a commercial plane at Los Angeles International Airport. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had agreed to a settlement in which Amadou Diouf will get $50,000, and Raymond Soeoth $5,000. Additionally, both will be allowed to stay in the United States for at least two years. [CBS NEWS: IMMIGRANT SEDATION]

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Published on Jan-31-08