Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Persecution based on political opinion

27 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

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

6 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted 10 June 2008 San Francisco, California.

9 August 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

On Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted En Banc March 23, 2006; Filed June 9, 2006.

9 June 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Changes of circumstances in home country - Persecution based on political opinion - Resettlement - Safe third country | Countries: Fiji - United States of America

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denying petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

17 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United States of America

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

26 May 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion - Sexual and reproductive rights | Countries: China - United States of America

Petition for review granted on grounds that no evidence suggested that the applicant and his family could relocate safely in another part of the country.

3 December 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America

On Petitions for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted September 16, 2003 San Francisco, California; Filed January 29, 2004.

29 January 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: 9 September 2002; Filed: 4 March 2003.

4 March 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Armenia - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted: October 11, 2001 - San Francisco, California

28 November 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Bulgaria - United States of America