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Li v. Ashcroft, Attorney General
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 |
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Mudher Jassim Mohamed Al-Saher v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Petition to Review a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted March 9, 2001 Pasadena, California Filed October 23, 2001, Amended January 21, 2004 21 January 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Iraq - United States of America |
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Harpal Singh Cheema, Rajwinder Kaur v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted: April 9, 2003, Filed: December 1, 2003 1 December 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Terrorism | Countries: India - United States of America |
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Yusuf Ali Ali, et al. v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, et.al.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Argued and Submitted: 8 July 2003, Seattle, Washington. 17 September 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Habeas corpus | Countries: Somalia - United States of America |
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Xuan Wang v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted: 8 May 2003; Filed: 29 August 2003. 29 August 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Malkit Singh v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted: 12 June 2003; Filed: 15 August 2003. 15 August 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: India - United States of America |
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Li Chen Zheng, aka Zheng Li Chen v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted: 7 February 2003; Pasadena, California. 18 June 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Kaptsov v. Ashcroft, Attorney General
Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. 1 May 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Russian Federation - United States of America |
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Yi Quan Chen v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
On Remand from the United States Supreme Court. 25 April 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Arout Melkonian v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
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 |
