一名年轻的移民患有精神疾病，这增加了他被驱逐出境的风险

一名年轻的移民患有精神疾病，这增加了他被驱逐出境的风险

When José moved his family to the United States from Mexico nearly two decades ago, he had hopes of giving his children a better life.

20年前，当约瑟全家从墨西哥移民到美国时，他希望能给孩子们带来更好的生活。

But now he worries about the future of his 21-year-old-son, who has lived in central Illinois since he was a toddler. José's son has a criminal record, which could make him a target for deportation officials.

但现在他担心他21岁的儿子的未来，他从蹒跚学步时起就住在伊利诺斯州中部。约瑟的儿子有犯罪记录，这可能使他成为被官员驱逐的目标。

We're not using the son's name because of those risks, and are using the father's middle name, José, because both men are in the U.S. without permission.

由于这些风险，我们没有使用儿子的名字，而是使用了父亲的中间名约瑟，因为这两个人都未经允许住在美国。

José's son was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder last year and has faced barriers to getting affordable treatment, in part because he doesn't have legal status.

约瑟的儿子去年被诊断出患有精神分裂症和躁郁症，没办法获得负担得起的治疗，部分原因是他没有法律地位。

Mental health advocates say many people with untreated mental illness run the risk of cycling in and out of the criminal justice system, and the situation is particularly fraught for those without legal status.

精神健康倡导者说，许多未经治疗的精神疾病患者有进出刑事司法系统的风险，这种情况对那些没有合法身份的人来说尤其令人担忧。

"If he gets deported he'd practically be lost in Mexico, because he doesn't know Mexico," says José, speaking through an interpreter. "I brought him here very young and, with his illness, where is he going to go? He's likely to end up on the street."

“如果他被驱逐出境，他几乎会在墨西哥迷路，因为他不了解墨西哥，” 约瑟通过翻译说。“我在他很小的时候就把他带到了这里，现在他病了，他要去哪里呢?”他可能会流落街头。”

Legal troubles

法律上的麻烦

José's son has spent several weeks in jail and numerous days in court over the past year.

去年，约瑟的儿子在监狱里度过了几周，在法庭上度过了无数天。

On the most recent occasion, the young man sat nervously in the front row of a courtroom. Wearing a white button-down shirt and dress pants, his hair parted neatly, he stared at the floor while he waited for the judge to enter.

最近一次，这个年轻人紧张地坐在法庭前排。他穿着一件有纽扣的白衬衫和裤子，头发分头梳得整整齐齐，眼睛盯着地板，等待法官进来。

That day, he pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of property damage. The incident took place at his parents' house earlier that year. He had gotten into a fight with his brother-in-law and broke a window. His father says it was yet another out-of-control moment from his son's recent struggles with mental illness.

那天，他承认了一项有关财产损失的刑事指控。这一事件发生在当年早些时候他父母的家中。他和他的姐夫打架，打破了一扇窗户。他的父亲说，这是他儿子最近与精神疾病斗争中又一个失控的时刻。

Before beginning proceedings, the judge read a warning aloud — something that is now standard practice to make sure noncitizens are aware that they could face deportation (or be denied citizenship) if they plead guilty in court.

在开始诉讼之前，法官大声宣读了一项警告——这是现在的标准做法，以确保非公民意识到，如果他们在法庭上认罪，他们可能会被驱逐出境(或被剥夺公民身份)。

The young man received 12 months' probation.

这个年轻人得到了12个月的缓刑。

After the hearing, he agreed to an interview.

听证会结束后，他同意接受采访。

Just a couple of years ago, he says, his life was good: He was living on his own, working, and taking classes at community college. But all that changed when he started hearing voices and began struggling to keep his grip on reality. He withdrew from his friends and family, including his dad.

他说，就在几年前，他的生活还正常:他独自生活，工作，在社区大学上课。但当他开始听到声音，挣扎着努力控制现实时，一切都变了。他离开了他的朋友和家人，包括他的父亲。

One time, he began driving erratically, thinking his car was telling him what to do. A month after that episode, he started having urges to kill himself and sometimes felt like hurting others.

有一次，他开始胡乱地开车，认为他的车在告诉他该做什么。那件事发生一个月后，他开始有自杀的冲动，有时还想伤害别人。

In 2018, he was hospitalized twice, and finally got diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

2018年，他住院两次，最终被诊断为精神分裂症和躁郁症。

He now works as a landscaper and hopes to get back to college someday to study business. But he fears his criminal record could stand in the way of those goals, and he's aware that his history makes him a target for immigration sweeps.

他现在是一名园林设计师，希望有一天能回到大学学习商业。但他担心，他的犯罪记录可能会阻碍这些目标的实现，他也知道，他的历史使他成为驱逐移民的目标。