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Nasser Mustapha Karouni v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. 7 March 2005 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - HIV and AIDS - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Shia - Social group persecution \| Countries: Lebanon - United States of America
Balogun v. Ashcroft Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. 1 July 2004 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Transgression of social / cultural norms - Well-founded fear of persecution - Yoruba \| Countries: Nigeria - United States of America
Sherneth Marcia Raffington v. Immigration and Naturalization Service et al. Submitted: March 14, 2003; Filed: August 26, 2003. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. 26 August 2003 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Mental health - Social group persecution \| Countries: Jamaica - United States of America
Kwasi Amanfi v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General Precedential decision. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. 16 May 2003 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution \| Countries: Ghana - United States of America
Matter of C-A-L- Appeal dismissed as the applicant was not able to establish that he would have a well-founded fear of persecution in other parts of the country. 21 February 1997 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law \| Countries: Guatemala - United States of America
In re Fauziya Kasinga 13 June 1996 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution \| Countries: Togo - United States of America
Maria Auxiliadora Gutierrez-Vallecillo, Mariana Auxiliadora Saravia-Gutierrez, Jorge Adrain Hernandez-Gutierrez, Giovannia Del Ccarmen Hernandez-Gutierrez; Karla Marina Hernandez-Gutierrez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Submitted: 22 April, 1996; Filed: 29 April, 1996 The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument 29 April 1996 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Denial of refugee status - Standard of proof - Well-founded fear of persecution \| Countries: Nicaragua - United States of America
In-Long Lee v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Submitted: 2 February, 1994; Filed: 9 February, 1994. The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for disposition without oral argument. 9 February 1994 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Standard of proof \| Countries: China - United States of America
Nasir Mahroozadeh v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Submitted: 6 December, 1993; Filed: 21 December, 1993 This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for disposition without oral argument. Accordingly, we deny Mahroozadeh's request for oral argument 21 December 1993 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Standard of proof - Visas \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United States of America
Matter of Sanchez and Escobar Deportation proceedings. 15 October 1985 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Social group persecution - Standard of proof \| Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

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