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Lozano-Zuniga v. Lynch, Attorney General 12 August 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit \| Topic(s): Physical harm - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution \| Countries: Mexico - United States of America
Gomez v. Lynch, Attorney General 5 August 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit \| Topic(s): Temporary protection \| Countries: El Salvador - United States of America
Alvizures-Gomes v. Lynch, Attorney General 21 July 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit \| Topic(s): Gang related violence - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution \| Countries: Guatemala - United States of America
Lkhagvasuren v. Lynch, Attorney General 13 July 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Corruption - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Mongolia - United States of America
Munyakazi v. Lynch 11 July 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit \| Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Genocide - Torture \| Countries: Rwanda - United States of America
Flores v. Lynch, Attorney General 6 July 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Immigration Detention - Unaccompanied / Separated children \| Countries: United States of America
Gutierrez-Rostran v. Lynch 13 January 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit \| Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Appeal / Right to appeal - Cumulative grounds of persecution - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) \| Countries: Nicaragua - United States of America
Marouf v. Lynch, Attorney General 6 January 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit \| Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Christian - Credibility assessment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Statelessness \| Countries: Palestine, State of - United States of America
Rios v. Lynch, Attorney General 1 December 2015 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Topic(s): Gang related violence - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution \| Countries: Guatemala - United States of America
Olivia v. Lynch, Attorney General 25 November 2015 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit \| Topic(s): Gang related violence - Social group persecution \| Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

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