Man Removed From Minnesota Hospital by ICE Still Lacks Needed Care, Family Says
Aug 24, 2025·Location: Bloomington, MN

Adrian Sotelo Guzman, a 27-year-old who came to the U.S. as a child and previously held DACA status, was removed by ICE from M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina while under a court-ordered hold for psychosis related to bipolar disorder, then transferred to a behavioral health facility in El Paso, Texas. A federal judge had approved the Department of Homeland Security's request for his removal despite hospital staff determining he was not stable for discharge, and his family says he was denied contact during the transfer. A newly filed federal petition in the Western District of Texas alleges his mental state has not improved since the transfer and that his family and attorneys have been unable to visit him or hold meaningful phone conversations with him. The petition asks the court to order his release from custody or require the government to justify his detention and ensure proper treatment; his arrest in St. Paul in February occurred during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation.
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