Case Law

EOIR held the applicant had established well founded fear of persecution on account of her membership in a particular social group comprised of members of her family (family targeted for persecution by an El Salvadoran gang, MS-13).

21 June 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) | Topic(s): Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Court granted review of denial of application on the grounds that membership in a particular social group (young Albanian women in danger of being trafficked for prostitution) had not been established. Previously review was denied (see attachment).

31 May 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Albania - United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.Petition Denied. Request for rehearing en banc also denied.

1 March 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Petition for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition granted in part and denied in part.

11 January 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

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

8 November 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Gang related violence - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Honduras - United States of America

Petitions for Review from an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Nos. A 076 766 381, A 076 766 390). Petitions for Review Granted and Cases Remanded.

2 September 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Honour killings - Muslim - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Jordan - United States of America

9 August 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) | Topic(s): Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United States of America

28 July 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - 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

Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition granted and case remanded for BIA to consider whether "Peruvian military officers whose names became associated with Accomarca" would qualify as a social group.

24 March 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Social group persecution | Countries: Peru - United States of America