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L.A. judge rules that drugged deportee lawsuit can proceed
O C Register ^ | November 2, 2007 | Not Identified

Posted on 11/03/2007 6:04:51 PM PDT by radar101

Deportees say they were forcibly injected with mind-altering drugs by immigration officials.

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge denied a government request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two men who alleged they were forcibly drugged by immigration officials attempting to deport them.

U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr.'s Monday decision allows the civil lawsuit brought by Amadou Diouf and Raymond Soeoth against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to go forward.

The two men said officials at a San Pedro detention center forcibly injected them with mind-altering drugs that are typically used to treat psychotic patients.

Ahilan Arulanantham, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California who represented the men, hailed the decision.

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1 posted on 11/03/2007 6:04:52 PM PDT by radar101
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To: radar101

Carter appointee.


2 posted on 11/03/2007 6:11:44 PM PDT by beelzepug ("One should never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.")
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To: radar101

I clicked to the article, and what did I see? California trash...

1) a web ad for a DUI attorney

2) a “public service” ad having to do with gangsters and disabilities


3 posted on 11/03/2007 6:14:41 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: radar101
The official said 33 of those immigrants "received medication because of combative behavior, with the imminent risk to self or other."

So in other words if these illegals resist deportation vigorously enough...violently enough....they get to stay? Yes,I can see a Carter appointee taking such a position.

4 posted on 11/03/2007 6:19:17 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Wanna see how bad it can get? Elect Hillary and find out.)
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To: radar101

See, the ACLU wants you to fly with stark raving mad lunatics. Heaven forbid we should drug them.


5 posted on 11/03/2007 6:23:41 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (No buy China!!)
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To: radar101

“I wanna be sedated!”

If only we could drug all of the hateful commie ACLU lawyers and deport them before they finish wrecking this nation....


6 posted on 11/03/2007 6:53:39 PM PDT by Enchante (Democrat terror-fighting motto: "BLEAT - CHEAT - RETREAT - DEFEAT")
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