English: MAM hearing
Spanish: audiencia MAM
Definition (English):What would be called a 'competency evaluation' in criminal court, this type of hearing is carried out in order to determine mental competence of a respondent, in accordance with the BIA decision Matter of M-A-M-.
Definition (Spanish):Lo que, en lo penal, se llamaría algo como 'una evaluación de capacidad mental'. Las pautas para esta audiencia se basan en la jurisprudencia publicada por la Junta de Apelaciones Migratiorias, `Matter of M-A-M-`.
Comments:See also the entry on the underlying authority, Matter of M-A-M-, for more detail.