Psychiatric patient given ‘powerful sedatives’ before ICE transfer to Texas, attorneys allege

By: Katrina Pross

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 862

Last Updated: 2 days, 19 hours ago

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents forced medical staff to give “powerful sedatives” to a mental health patient so they could remove him from the hospital, his lawyers allege in a new court filing.

Adrian Sotelo Guzman was hospitalized at M Health Fairview Southdale hospital in Edina on Feb. 19, after agents arrested him during Operation Metro Surge. After detaining him, agents took him to the hospital after he appeared to have “abnormal behavior …

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