A glimpse at competency to proceed evaluations for immigration court proceedings.

OBJECTIVE: , or are provided one secondary to being adjudicated incompetent to proceed. Given the potential consequences of deportation and the lack of representation for many immigrants in removal proceedings, it is imperative that mental health professionals conduct quality competence evaluations. HYPOTHESES: We did not have any a priori hypotheses as this study is descriptive in nature. METHOD: The present study utilized deidentified data from 41 CTP reports in IC and coded for 54 variables related to respondent, report, and evaluation characteristics, and psycholegal opinions; all reports were double coded. RESULTS: = 23) of reports included prejudicial statements regarding the respondent. CONCLUSIONS: Our research highlights legal distinctions between CTP in criminal court and IC, the need for improved training for evaluators in IC, and the necessity for this topic to be taught in forensic programs nationally. We finish by providing recommendations for evaluators conducting CTP evaluations for IC. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).