United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Case Law 56
- Albania 1
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- United States of America 56
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- Opposition 1
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- Social group persecution 7
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- Well-founded fear of persecution 7
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- Work permits 1
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Pan v. Holder, Attorney General
26 January 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Grounds for persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Kyrgyzstan - United States of America |
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Weinong Lin v. Holder, Attorney General
19 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Political asylum | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Prakash Acharya v. Holder, Attorney General
5 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Internal armed conflict - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Nepal - United States of America |
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Y.C., v. Holder, Attorney General
18 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Gashi v. Holder, Attorney General
Petition for review granted, order of the Board vacated, and the case remanded for proceedings consistent with finding that members of a group consisting of persons who witnessed Haradinaj’s alleged crimes and cooperated with international investigators possessed the required social visibility requirement to constitute a particular social group. 18 December 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Serbia - United States of America |
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Yu v. Holder, Attorney General
Petition for review granted, decision vacated and remanded for further proceedings to determine claimant's claim of imputed political opinion for purposefully organizing workers 7 September 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Tchitchui v. Holder, Attorney General
Petition for review denied as “firm resettlement” in a third country prior to arrival in the United States bars an alien from obtaining asylum. 19 September 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Cameroon - Chile - Guatemala - United States of America |
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Wong v Holder, Attorney General
Petition for review of a precedential decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition for review Dismissed in part, Denied in part, and Granted in part. Order of removal vacated and remanded for further proceedings. 1 February 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): One-child policy / Family planning | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Long v Holder, Attorney General; Song v. Holder, Attorney General
On Petition for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals re: Chinese nationals that claim they suffered persecution in China on account of assistance they gave refugees from North Korea. Petition for Ri Quan Song denied; Petition for Jin Jin Long granted granted; Order vacated and case remanded for further proceedings. 16 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Volaj v. Holder, United States Attorney General
Summary Order. Petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. 1 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Corruption - Immigration law - Persecution based on political opinion - Political situation - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Albania - United States of America |
