Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Exclusion clauses

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

15 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Protestant - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

21 February 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

9 February 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

11 January 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and to vacate the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security to terminate the court-ordered deferral of removal of the Petitioner. Motion for Release from Custody. The decision was subsequently appealed before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Nos. 07-2926 & 08-1094.

10 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Egypt - United States of America

9 January 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

9 November 2006 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

Petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order affirming the decision of an Immigration Judge denying the petitioner's application for asylum and withholding of removal.

5 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

12 September 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

21 January 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae