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Unachukwu v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

28 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Domestic violence - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Nigeria - United States of America

Matter of B-R-

An alien with dual nationality is ineligible for asylum.

3 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Countries: Spain - United States of America - Venezuela

Tchitchui v. Holder, Attorney General

Petition for review denied as “firm resettlement” in a third country prior to arrival in the United States bars an alien from obtaining asylum.

19 September 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Countries: Cameroon - Chile - Guatemala - United States of America

Akapo et al. v. U.S. Attorney General

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 Unpublished opinion.

5 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Changes of circumstances in home country - Denial of refugee status - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Sierra Leone - United States of America

Decision of the Commission as to the Merits of Case 10.675 v. United States

13 March 1997 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Flight by land, air or sea - Involuntary repatriation - Refoulement - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea | Countries: United States of America

Salvador Ali Maradiaga v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Argued and submitted: 11 July, 1996; Filed: 20 August, 1996

20 August 1996 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Nicaragua - United States of America

Ioan Butnar and Elisabeta Butinar v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Submitted: 9 August, 1996; Filed: 19 August, 1996 The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for submission on the record and briefs and without oral argument

19 August 1996 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Romania - United States of America

Jin Ying Li v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Argued and Submitted: 10 July, 1996; Filed: 19 August, 1996

19 August 1996 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

Kedir Mohammed Temam v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

December 8, 1995, Argued and submitted, Seattle, Washington August 15, 1996, FILED

15 August 1996 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

Jagdish Kumar v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Argued and submitted: 9 January, 1996; Filed: 12 August, 1996

12 August 1996 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: India - United States of America

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