I rarely pay attention to advertisements, but one that targeted neuropsychologists like me recently caught my eye. 

Sponsored by the social justice and advocacy committee of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, it invited me to join online training sessions focused on immigration. Specifically, it promised to help me and my peers document illegal immigrants’ “cognitive impairments or severe emotional barriers that may justify exceptions to procedural requirements.” The implication was that psychologists could help people avoid deportation. Concerned about advocacy overriding objectivity in immigration-related psychological practice, I decided to attend four training sessions over the summer.