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Autores/as

  • Olivia Febles Simeon Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • C. Nicholas Cuneo Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v33i1.134905

Palabras clave:

humanitarian parole, remote evaluations

Resumen

This case seeks to demonstrate the value of remote evaluations conducted by health professionals for the purpose of applying for humanitarian parole. In this case, a survivor of labor trafficking, kidnapping, and sexual violence in her home country endures additional physical and psychological suffering after experiencing physical and sexual assaults while awaiting entry into the United States to seek asylum.  As increasing numbers of migrants seeking protection arrive at the United States’ southern border, immigration enforcement deterrence policies keep many asylum seekers in limbo. Remote evaluations conducted by health professionals to document physical and psychological disorders for the purpose of applying for humanitarian parole can help to prioritize the most vulnerable cases (Mishori et al, 2021).

Citas

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Mishori, R., Hampton, K., Habbach, H., Raker, E., Niyogi, A., Murphey, D. (2021). "Better than having no evaluation done": a pilot project to conduct remote asylum evaluations for clients in a migrant encampment in Mexico. BMC Health Serv Res. 26;21(1):508.

Neusner, J., Kizuka, K. (2022). The Nightmare Continues: Title 42 Court Order Prolongs Human Rights Abuses, Extends Disorder at U.S. Borders. Human Rights First. Retrieved from https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NightmareContinues.pdf

Pogue, M., Raker, E., Hampton, K., Saint Laurent, M.L., Mishori, R. (2021). Conducting remote medical asylum evaluations in the United States during COVID-19: Clinicians' perspectives on acceptability, challenges and opportunities. J Forensic Leg Med. 84:102255.

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Publicado

2023-03-17

Cómo citar

Febles Simeon , O., & Cuneo, C. N. (2023). English: English . Torture Journal, 33(1), 119–122. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v33i1.134905