Case Law

1 December 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - 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

On petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

12 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): SGBV - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

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

3 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): 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: Guatemala - United States of America

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

6 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted April 14, 2004 San Francisco, California. Filed September 17, 2004.

17 September 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Argued: June 13, 2001; Filed: September 10, 2001 Review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of the denial of his asylum application

10 September 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - 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