Amelia Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 ICE Will No Longer Sedate Deportees By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press Writer 11 Jan, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. immigration officials have told their agents not to sedate deportees without a court order, according to a memo obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The change in policy was announced internally Wednesday and came after a federal lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union. The change is effective immediately, according to the memo. "Field officers may no longer request a medical escort ... in order to administer involuntary sedation to facilitate an alien's removal unless the government has obtained an order authorizing sedation from a federal district court," wrote John Torres, detention and removal director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A spokeswoman verified the memo's authenticity. "The directive is consistent with ICE's commitment to maintain safe, secure, and humane conditions for those in our custody," said spokeswoman Virginia Kice. "Medical sedation will only be considered as a last resort." To get a sedation order from court, officials must show deportees have a history of physical resistance to being removed or are a danger to themselves. "There are no exceptions to this policy," the memo said . Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Members phkrause Posted January 12, 2008 Members Posted January 12, 2008 That's a good one charis! pkrause Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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