Sidhu Shawn S, Boodoo Ramnarine
Dr. Sidhu is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico (UNM), where he serves as Associate Training Director for the General Psychiatry Residency Program. Dr. Ramnarine Boodoo, is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2017 Sep;45(3):365-373.
The political discourse on domestic immigration policy has shifted rapidly in recent years, mirrored by similar shifts in the geopolitical climate worldwide. However, a nuanced assessment of the legal basis backing such rhetoric is sorely lacking. This article examines the historical, legal, and case law precedent as it pertains specifically to immigrants who are fleeing persecution and residing within the United States. Due process rights emerged from the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Constitutional Amendments and have been expanded to include this population through several sequential United States Supreme Court Cases. We review the 1951 Convention Related to the Status of Refugees and 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees and examine subsequent case law and legal precedent. We then present evidence documenting widespread violations of due process rights for immigrants fleeing persecution. Specifically, we address the right to a fair hearing for individuals fearing for their lives upon return to their home country, the right against wrongful detainment, and the right to apply for asylum regardless of religion or country of origin. We conclude by addressing potential counterarguments to our thesis, future directions, and the role of forensic psychiatrists.
近年来，关于国内移民政策的政治话语迅速转变，全球地缘政治气候的类似转变也反映了这一点。然而，对于支持这种言辞的法律依据却严重缺乏细致入微的评估。本文审视了历史、法律及判例法先例，具体涉及那些逃离迫害并居住在美国的移民。正当程序权利源自第五、第六和第十四修正案，并通过美国最高法院的一系列案件扩展至这一群体。我们回顾了1951年《关于难民地位的公约》和1967年《关于难民地位的议定书》，并审视了后续的判例法和法律先例。然后，我们提供证据证明，逃离迫害的移民的正当程序权利遭到广泛侵犯。具体而言，我们探讨了那些担心回国后生命安全的个人获得公平听证的权利、免遭非法拘留的权利以及无论宗教或原籍国为何均可申请庇护的权利。我们通过回应针对我们论点的潜在反驳观点、未来方向以及法医精神病学家的作用来得出结论。
