Case Law

31 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: China - United States of America

4 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Security forces | Countries: Bulgaria - United States of America

6 November 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America

18 September 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

7 September 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Somalia - United States of America

Petition for review granted to determine whether claimant has a well-founded fear of severe mistreatment for reasons of his membership in the particular social group, “former Mexican army soldiers who participated in anti-drug activity.”

15 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

BIA's conclusion on the lack of a causal nexus rejected and case remanded.

15 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Petition for review granted on grounds that witnesses who testify against gang members may constitute a particular social group despite a lack of social visibility.

13 February 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Petition for review granted in part, denied in part, and remanded for further consideration and explanation of whether a conviction for resisting arrest constitutes a “particularly serious crime.”

18 January 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: Bangladesh - United States of America

Petition granted in part and order remanded for proceedings applying the clear error standard for CAT findings, denied in part, and cancellation of removal order vacated and remand for reconsideration in light of remand on CAT claim.

3 October 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: Haiti - United States of America