Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Persecution of family members

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

9 July 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Persecution of family members - Residence permits / Residency - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

27 June 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

24 April 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Nepal - United States of America

18 April 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Persecution of family members - Visas | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

On petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The panel and BIA’s decisions were subsequently vacated and the case was remanded to the BIA: Mejilla-Romero v. Holder, Attorney General.

6 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America