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State of Washington; State of Minnesota v. Trump, President of the United States; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Tillerson, Secretary of State; Kelly, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; United States of America 9 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arrival - Immigration law - Refugee / Asylum law - Visas \| Countries: United States of America
Rios v. Lynch, Attorney General 1 December 2015 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| 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
Matter of J-R-R-A- 11 June 2015 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Mentally disadvantaged persons - Refugee / Asylum law - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution \| Countries: Honduras - United States of America
Gaye v. Holder, Attorney General 9 June 2015 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Political asylum - Refugee / Asylum law - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Mauritius - United States of America
Matter of Z-Z-O- 26 May 2015 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Appeal / Right to appeal - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Immigration law - Refugee / Asylum law - Right to family life - Visas - Well-founded fear of persecution \| Countries: China - United States of America
Ruiz-Del-Cid v. Holder, Attorney General 29 August 2014 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Refugee / Asylum law \| Countries: United States of America
Aldana Ramos v Holder 8 August 2014 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Gang related violence - Refugee / Asylum law \| Countries: Guatemala - United States of America
Matter of C-J-H- 27 March 2014 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Criminal justice - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugees \| Countries: China - United States of America
United States and Cuba: The US' Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act, including whether Cubans who live in or transit the US before arriving in Canada are subject to the Act and, if so, how the Act is applied in practice; status granted to Cubans under the Act, including the length of time and related conditions; the definition of "paroled" in the Act; the relationship between the Act and the "wet foot/dry foot" policy in the US 11 October 2013 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
États-Unis et Cuba : information sur la Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act des États-Unis, y compris information indiquant si les Cubains qui vivraient aux États-Unis ou passeraient par ce pays avant d'arriver au Canada sont assujettis à ladite loi et si oui, comment dans la pratique cette loi est appliquée; le statut accordé aux Cubains en vertu de cette loi, y compris la durée et les conditions qui y sont liées; le sens du terme « paroled » dans le contexte de cette loi; la relation entre cette loi et la politique « wet foot/dry foot » aux États-Unis 11 October 2013 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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