In a ruling from the Board of Immigration Appeals: The court wants to uphold a judge’s ruling which removed an immigrant from the U.S. who claimed if returned to Mexico, he would be involuntarily admitted to a mental hospital and subjected to torture; conditions squalid etc.
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A judge removed him anyway - he appealed saying the removal violated the Convention Against Torture Act, which should protect him from being subjected to cruel/unusual treatment - something he argued was present in Mexico.
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The judge acknowledged conditions might be poor but because he couldn't prove the treatment in Mexico would rise to the level of torture per se, the judge's removal order was upheld.
The BIA upholds here, dismissing the appeal.
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The BIA upholds here, dismissing the appeal.
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You can read the (actually quite) brief here. Raises Qs about accountability, mental health, so much to explore. Will be digging into this and more developments at the BIA soon. Stay tuned.
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