Guatemala

7 August 2020 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

"Expedientes Acumulados 3829-2019, 3849-2019 y 3881-2019". Appeal of this earlier decision by the constitutional court. The Court found that the signing of the "safe third country" agreement between the United States and Guatemala did not violate Guatemalan law, as the President and the Foreign Relations Minister stated they would comply with the internal legal procedure and formal steps for the agreement to become a treaty and enter into force, including approval by congress.

9 September 2019 | Judicial Body: Guatemala: Corte de Constitutionalidad | Topic(s): Safe third country | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

2 August 2019 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Asylum policy - Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to seek asylum | Countries: El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Mexico - Nicaragua - United States of America

"Expedientes Acumulados 3829-2019, 3849-2019 y 3881-2019". Constitutional Court decision reviewing the constitutionality of the "safe third country" agreement between the United States and Guatemala. The court found, on procedural grounds, that the agreement did not comply with the treaty-making procedures in Guatemalan law. However, this was later overturned on appeal (See the appeal here.)

14 July 2019 | Judicial Body: Guatemala: Corte de Constitutionalidad | Topic(s): Safe third country | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

7 September 2016 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Grounds for persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

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

19 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

26 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - Guatemala - United States of America