The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #81229 Message #1487214
Posted By: GUEST,freda
18-May-05 - 09:23 AM
Thread Name: BS: The piano man.
Subject: RE: BS: The piano man.
We had a situation recently in Australia when a mentally ill woman was considered to be feigning her illness to avoid deportation. She was put in immigration detention and the guards thought she was putting it on. As it happened she was an Australian citizen, diagnosed schizophrenic, but was detained 10 months before authorities were forced by advocates to investigate her background and publicise her case. Once she was recognised, her family came forward. She had been on the missing persons list and was an Australian citizen.
Cornelia Rau
Resentment towards "illegals" caused authorities to put this woman in isolation, and deprive her of treatment.