佩奇·亚当森（Paige Adamson）上个月因在萨瓦森附近的波因特罗伯茨边境口岸被拦截，并因涉嫌非法在美国大选中投票而接受数小时审讯，登上新闻头条。（CBC新闻）一名居住在与世隔绝的美国华盛顿州波因特罗伯茨镇的61岁加拿大女子，因担心被拘留或驱逐出境而拒绝就医，最终去世。
Paige Adamson made headlines last month when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing in Tsawwassen and interrogated for hours about whether she had unlawfully voted in a U.S. election. (CBC News) A 61-year-old Canadian woman living in the isolated U.S. town of Point Roberts, Wash., has died after refusing to seek medical care out of fears she would be detained or deported.
上个月，这名美国永久居民在萨瓦森以南的波因特罗伯茨边境口岸被拦截，并因涉嫌非法在美国大选中投票而接受数小时审讯，登上新闻头条。她原定于11月4日在西雅图联邦移民法官面前出席驱逐听证会。
Paige Adamson made headlines last month when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing, south of Tsawwassen, and interrogated for hours about whether she had unlawfully voted in a U.S. election. The U.S. permanent resident was scheduled to appear at a deportation hearing before a federal immigration judge in Seattle on Nov. 4.
波因特罗伯茨社区支持官员安内尔·诺曼（Annelle Norman）表示，亚当森周四晚给她打电话，想从当地非营利组织“关怀之圈”（Circle Of Care）借一副拐杖。
Point Roberts community support officer Annelle Norman said Adamson called her on Thursday night asking to borrow a pair of crutches from local nonprofit Circle Of Care.
“我把拐杖送过去，发现她实际上已瘫卧在沙发上，疼痛非常、非常剧烈，”诺曼说。
"I took them over and found her literally debilitated on the sofa, in very, very bad pain," Norman said.
“她告诉我，她向右侧滑倒摔伤了……靠几个朋友帮忙才能起来去洗手间。”加拿大公民在美边境口岸被拘留，因投票问题接受数小时盘问诺曼既是亚当森的朋友也是邻居，她说她曾敦促这位痛苦的女子叫救护车，或前往当地的波因特罗伯茨医疗诊所。
"She told me that she had slipped and fallen on her right side … she was relying on the help of a few friends to come and help her get up and take her to the bathroom." Canadian citizen detained at U.S. border crossing, questioned for hours about voting Norman, who was also a friend and neighbour of Adamson, said she urged the distressed woman to call paramedics or visit the local Point Roberts health-care clinic.
“可她说：‘不，不，我怕去了就回不来了。他们会扣留我，或者把我驱逐出境。’”波因特罗伯茨社区支持官员安内尔·诺曼表示，她曾敦促佩奇·亚当森叫救护车或前往当地医疗诊所。（CBC新闻）波因特罗伯茨是美国的一个半飞地，位于萨瓦森半岛最南端，陆路与该国其他地区完全隔绝。
"And she said, 'No, no, I'm afraid if I go, I won't be able to come back. They'll keep me or they'll deport me.'" Point Roberts community support officer Annelle Norman says she urged Paige Adamson to call paramedics or visit the local health-care clinic. (CBC News) Point Roberts is a U.S. pene-exclave at the southern tip of the Tsawwassen Peninsula, completely cut off by land from the rest of the country.
美国移民律师伦·桑德斯说，亚当森曾提到自己感觉不舒服，需要看医生。点罗伯茨的居民必须进入加拿大，才能前往华盛顿州或美国的其他地区，她返回美国时存在被ICE拘留的风险。
U.S. immigration lawyer Len Saunders said Adamson had mentioned not feeling well and needing to see a doctor. Residents of Point Roberts have to cross into Canada in order to get to other parts of Washington state or the U.S. and there was a risk she would be detained by ICE upon return to the U.S.
亚当森是美国永久居民，在点罗伯茨居住了14年以上，无数次跨越加拿大边境。（本·内尔姆斯/CBC）“坦率地说，她害怕开车去加拿大再回来，”桑德斯说。
Adamson was a permanent resident of the U.S. who had been living in Point Roberts for more than 14 years and crossed the Canadian border countless times. (Ben Nelms/CBC) "She was quite frankly scared about trying to drive up to Canada and come back in," Saunders said.
“她住的地方没有医生。从实际情况来看，她实际上被拘禁了，”他说。
"There are no doctors where she lives. For all practical purposes, she was in detention," he said.
“我跟她提过，我听说过过去有人也许会坐船或坐飞机。但在财务上，我想她负担不起。她没有多少钱。”诺曼说，她周末曾关心亚当森，但她朋友的情况没有好转。“我收到的下一条信息是在周一，让我去她的住址，”她说。“她在之前的几个小时内某个时间去世了。”视频：加拿大人在美边境被拘，因作为永久居民投票被盘问数小时在一份声明中，何科姆县警长办公室公共信息官员德布·斯莱特表示，该死亡“看似死因自然”。
"I mentioned to her that I'd heard of people in the past maybe taking a boat or taking an airplane. But financially, I don't think she could afford it. She didn't have a lot of money." Norman said she checked in on Adamson over the weekend, but her friend's condition had not improved. "The next message that I got was on Monday, telling me to show up at her address," she said. "She had died sometime in the hours previous." Video Canadian detained at U.S. border, questioned for hours about voting as permanent resident In a statement, Whatcom County Sheriff public information officer Deb Slater said the death "appeared to be of natural causes."
验尸官办公室运营经理路易丝·特拉普说，亚当森的遗体由该办公室保管，等待法医病理学家进行检验。“最糟糕的结果”亚当森是美国永久居民，在点罗伯茨居住了14年以上。
Louise Trapp, operations manager with the medical examiner, said Adamson's body was in her office's care pending examination by a forensic pathologist. 'Absolute worst case outcome' Adamson was a permanent resident of the U.S. who had been living in Point Roberts for more than 14 years.
据桑德斯说，她的身份意味着她在等待驱逐出境程序期间，有合法权利离开和进入该国，但边境官员如果认为合适，有权拘留她。
According to Saunders, her status meant she was legally entitled to leave and enter the country while awaiting deportation proceedings, but border officials had the right to detain her if they saw fit.
“官员有权将你拘留，并送你去塔科马西北拘留中心的一趟单程旅行，”他说。
"Officers have the right to take you into detention and send you on a one-way trip to the Northwest Detention Centre down in Tacoma," he said.
移民律师伦·桑德斯表示，佩奇·亚当森一直错过在华盛顿州贝灵汉姆的医生预约，原因是担心试图过境时被拘留或驱逐出境。（马丁·迪奥特/加拿大广播公司）“我让她去联系和平拱门口岸。我相信她打过电话，但没有得到任何关于会发生什么的保证……我能理解她的担忧。”
Immigration lawyer Len Saunders says Paige Adamson had been missing appointments with her doctor in Bellingham, Wash., due to fears of being detained or deported trying to cross the border. (Martin Diotte/Radio-Canada) "I asked her to speak to the Peace Arch port-of-entry. I believe she had called them but was given no guarantees on what would happen … I could understand her concerns."
作为美国居民，在不列颠哥伦比亚省就医并非选项。CBC新闻已向美国海关与边境保护局寻求置评，但截至截稿前未收到回复。桑德斯表示，周日得知亚当森去世的消息时，他简直不敢相信。
As a U.S. resident, accessing health care in British Columbia was not an option. CBC News reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for comment but did not hear back before deadline. Saunders said he couldn't believe it when he was advised of Adamson's death on Sunday.
“这是最糟糕的结果。这是一位没有任何移民违规记录、没有犯罪定罪的女士。她简直干干净净，干净得不能再干净了，”他说。亚当森留下两个儿子，均为不列颠哥伦比亚省居民。
"This is an absolute worst case outcome. Here's a lady with no prior immigration violations, no criminal convictions. She was about as squeaky clean as you could get," he said. Adamson is survived by two sons, both residents of B.C.