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Y.C., v. Holder, Attorney General

18 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

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 | Topic(s): Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Bah v. Mukasey, Diallo v. Department of Homeland Security, Diallo v. Department of Homeland Security

Petition for review.

11 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

Yves Gauthier Edimo-Doualla v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General

Submitted: June 8, 2006; Decided: September 19, 2006.

19 September 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - False documents - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Cameroon - United States of America

Jigme Wangchuck v. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Submitted: February 17, 2006; Decided: May 15, 2006.

15 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Proof of nationality - Resettlement - Safe third country - Standard of proof - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: India - United States of America

Qun Yan v. Edward J. McElroy, District Director for the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, Anthony Moscato, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Paul W. Schmidt, Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Argued: October 30, 2001 Decided: January 07, 2002

7 January 2002 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Political asylum - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Carranza-Hernandez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

9 December 1993 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Political asylum - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: United States of America

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