Case Law

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Decision filed on 3 January 2007 and amended on 29 February 2007.

3 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

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

21 August 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denying petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

17 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United States of America

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

13 September 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Abduction - Effective protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted December 9, 1999--San Francisco, California. Filed: July 3, 2001 Amended: October 22, 2001

22 October 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Fiji - United States of America

8 June 1999 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

9 January 1995 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: India - United States of America