U.S. settles immigrant drugging suit

Amadou Diouf, an immigrant from Senegal, says U.S. agents injected him with drugs against his will as he was about to be deported in February 2007.
He and another immigrant who made similar claims sued the government, leading to a change in policy that sharply restricts the way such drugs are used against detainees.
Diouf, who came to the United States from Senegal to get a college education, said he went through something no immigrant should have to endure. But in the end, he's satisfied with the outcome.
"To the extent that whatever happened to me is not going to happen to other people, it was well worth it," he told CNN by phone earlier this week.
Diouf spent nearly two years in detention for overstaying his student visa, and in late February 2007 was put on a plane for deportation. Diouf said he had a federal stay of his deportation in his hand on the plane, but his U.S. government escorts didn't care. See Diouf's stay of deportation document
He was wrestled to the ground and injected through his clothes, he said. At the time, the federal agents said they administered the drugs to sedate him because he wouldn't follow their orders, a claim Diouf denies.
"That was a horrible experience," he said. "That experience alone was worse than the two years that I stayed in detention."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement reached a settlement with Diouf and Raymond Soeoth of Indonesia on Monday. As part of the agreement, Diouf will receive $50,000; Soeoth gets $5,000 and will be allowed to stay in the United States for at least two more years.
Just last month, ICE changed its policy and in the future must seek a court order for authority to administer drugs to people being deported.
Soeoth's medical records indicate one of the drugs used on him was called Haldol -- which is often used to treat schizophrenia or other mental illnesses -- although he had no history of mental illness. It's not clear what drug was injected into Diouf.
The government did not admit wrongdoing or apologize in its settlement.