A lawsuit filed in April 2018 alleges unlawful administration of psychotropic medications to detained immigrant children in US custody. The suit, under jurisdiction of the Flores Settlement Agreement of 1997, alleges misuse of psychotropic medication to chemically restrain and control immigrant children and prolong their detention. This article describes the legal scope of the suit and considers significant ethically and clinically relevant questions it poses.
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Schweikart, S. J. (2019). April 2018 flores settlement suit challenges unlawful administration of psychotropic medication to immigrant children. AMA Journal of Ethics, 21(1), 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2019.67
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