(Boston Orange 編譯) 美國最高法院6月21日裁決，基於國務院訴Muñoz案件中的”
領事不可審查條例”，領事官員拒絕簽證的決定，不能在法院受到質疑。亞美促進正義會(AAJC)認為這是維持了允許簽證決定納入種族及仇恨刻板印象考量的裁決。
亞美促進正義協會指出，”領事不可審查條例”是源自19世紀的反亞裔，以及反移民修辭，在眾所週知，1889年發生於最高法院的排華案，”Ping訴美國”中，立下先例。
亞美促進正義協會和福瑞德是松(Fred T. Korematsu) 法律及平等中心，以及義務律師Selendy Gay, PLLC在3月份遞交的”
法庭之友簡報
(An amicus brief)”中，列出了這條例的種族歧視根源歷史，並要求做出有利於原告的平權決定。
亞美促進正義協會的訴訟律師Shalaka Phadnis表示，”今日這決定，將使得移民案件的處理，受仇恨及刻板印象影響的危險增加”。 “我們感到失望的是，美國最高法院繼續不受監督的制度，可能決定簽證的依循，存在著歧視與刻板印象，把移民家庭及其生計撕得碎裂” 。
是松中心主任Robert
Chang表示，”儘管我對法院不理會種族主義起源，維持「領事不可審查條例」裁決感到失望，今天我更為Muñoz女士及 Asencio-Cordero先生，以及他們的小孩，還有其他無數的已經，或可能被拆散的家庭感到悲傷。
Asian
Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and the Fred T. Korematsu Center Denounce
Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Racial Profiling and
Xenophobia in Visa Decisions
The Court’s troubling
decision affirms the validity of discriminatory visa decisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court of the
United States (SCOTUS) today upheld a ruling that allows for racial profiling
and xenophobic stereotypes to make their way into visa decisions. Under the
doctrine of consular nonreviewability in the court case of Department of State v. Muñoz,
the court held that consular officials’ visa denials cannot be challenged in
court.
The doctrine of consular nonreviewability is a manifestation of
anti-Asian and anti-immigrant rhetoric dating back to the 19th century. Ping v. United States,
also known as The
Chinese Exclusion Case, was an 1889 Supreme Court case that
was one of the earliest and most significant cases that set the precedent for
the doctrine. An amicus brief filed by Asian
Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and
Equality with pro bono counsel Selendy Gay, PLLC, in March outlined the history
of the doctrine’s racist roots and called for an affirmative decision in favor of
the plaintiffs.
“Today’s decision will increase the risk of xenophobia and
profiling infecting the immigration process,” said Shalaka Phadnis, Litigation Staff
Attorney at Advancing Justice – AAJC. “We are disappointed that
the country’s highest court is continuing an unchecked system that can result
in discrimination and stereotyping to guide visa decisions and risks tearing
the livelihoods and families of immigrants apart.”
“As disappointed as I am that the Court continues to uphold the
consular nonreviewability doctrine despite its racist origins,” said Robert Chang, Executive Director of
the Korematsu Center. “Today I am mostly just sad for Ms.
Muñoz, Mr. Asencio-Cordero, their child, and countless other families who have
been and may be torn apart.”
Advancing Justice – AAJC and the Korematsu Center stand firmly
against such unchecked power by individual consular officials on decisions that
dramatically affect immigrant families and individuals. These organizations
will continue their work fighting for fair and equitable immigration decisions
for all.
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