Jeremy Cassius
Walden University, USA
Title: An overview of forensic mental health assessments for American immigration law
Biography
Biography: Jeremy Cassius
Abstract
With over 10 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, immigration has become one of the hottest topics in the country. Every day there is new news about immigration policies, a “wall” being built on the southern border, refugees, and asylum seekers. This has brought new opportunities to forensic mental health examiners who work with an immigration attorney and immigration courts to provide objective analysis of family situations, trauma, credible fears of asylum seekers avoiding torture and persecution, and many other issues. This workshop will discuss conducting forensic mental health assessments with undocumented immigrants and the abundance of issues involved