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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

Eastern District of Kentucky
Western District of Kentucky
Eastern District of Michigan
Western District of Michigan
Northern District of Ohio
Southern District of Ohio
Eastern District of Tennessee
Middle District of Tennessee
Western District of Tennessee
 Website: www.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/index.htm
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Gaye v. Holder, Attorney General

9 June 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Political asylum - Refugee / Asylum law - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Mauritius - United States of America

Chieh v Holder, Attorney General

On Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition Denied. Not Recommended for Full Text Publication.

4 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Liberia - United States of America

Japarkulova v. Holder

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

11 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to employment - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Kyrgyzstan - United States of America

Jiang v. Holder, Attorney General

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

14 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Christian - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Cumulative grounds of persecution - Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: China - United States of America

Cruz-Samoya et al. v. Holder, Attorney General

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

21 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Berhane v. Holder, Attorney General

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

Alcius v. Holder, Attorney General

On appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

23 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Haiti - United States of America

Valasquez-Garcia v. Holder, Attorney General

On petition for review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

9 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Civil war - Combatants / Former combatants - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Security situation - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Pascual v. Mukasey, Attorney General

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Abduction - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Changes of circumstances in home country - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Shkulaku-Purballori v Mukasey

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Non-refoulement - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Albania - United States of America

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