Case Law

Court granted review of BIA's denial of application (based on availability of IFA) that if returned to Senegal, it is more likely than not that she will be beaten or killed for attempting to protect her U.S. citizen daughter from being subjected to FGM.

8 December 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Senegal - United States of America

18 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Mali - United States of America

22 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Jehovah's Witness - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: United States of America

25 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Dioula - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

24 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

24 August 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Derivative status - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Indonesia - United States of America

Petition to Review an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

20 August 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Derivative status - Effective protection - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

4 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Mali - United States of America

Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

28 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - HIV and AIDS - Jurisdiction - Public health - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United States of America