Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity

Petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order affirming the decision of an Immigration Judge denying the petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture.

18 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: Costa Rica - United States of America