Case Law

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

27 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Burden of proof - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Gio - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Liberia - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

2 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America

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

2 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

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

29 October 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Haiti - United States of America

26 September 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Mali - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 September 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: Haiti - United States of America

11 September 2007 | Judicial Body: Argentina: Corte Suprema de Justicia | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Drug trafficking - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugees | Countries: Argentina - Uruguay

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

26 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Lithuania - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

18 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Congo, Republic of the - United States of America

9 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Family reunification - One-child policy / Family planning - Women-at-risk | Countries: China - United States of America