Deportation by Default: Mental Disability, Unfair Hearings, and Indefinite Detention in the US Immigration System

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Published: 28 Jul 2010

Deportation by Default: Mental Disability, Unfair Hearings, and Indefinite Detention in the US Immigration System

Human Rights Watch states that immigrants with mental disabilities are often unjustifiably detained for years on end, sometimes with no legal limits, documenting case after case in which people with mental disabilities were prevented from making claims against deportation - including claims of US citizenship - because they were unable to represent themselves.