Appellate Court Clarifies That Immigration Judges Cannot Disregard Mental Health Professional Guidelines

[摘要] intellectual disabilityimmigration courtEl SalvadorasylumDSM-5competency to stand trialImmigration Judges Are Not Permitted to Dismiss the Diagnostic Conclusions of Mental Health ProfessionalsIn Granados v. Garland, 992 F.3d 755 (9th Cir. 2020), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit clarified that immigration judges cannot disregard diagnostic conclusions of mental health professionals and instead make their own assessments of a defendant’s mental illness.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] intellectual disability;immigration court;El Salvador;asylum;DSM-5;competency to stand trial